Afro-American women writers, 1746-1933 : an anthology and critical guide
Ann Allen Shockley (Editor of compilation)
"As the subtitle of this volume indicates ("An Anthology and Critical Guide"), Shockley presents not just a collection of primary works but also extensive secondary scholarship around these materials. In effect, like a few other important anthologies of African American literature, the volume presents literary historical research and analysis in hybridized form with an anthology of primary texts.Shockley provides a general introduction to the volume, as well as introductory essays to each of the four periods covered by the volume (1746-1862, 1868-1899, 1900-1923, and 1924-1933). There is also a chronology of the writings published by the authors included in the anthology (broken up into four parts, appearing at the start of each section). The selections from each author are preceded by an extended headnote (2.5 to 5 pages) and list of primary and secondary sources for the author. The works themselves are not annotated, however"--From Anthologies of African American Writing website, viewed March 31, 2023
Print Book, English, [1989], ©1988
New American Library, New York, N.Y., U.S.A., [1989], ©1988