The Norton Anthology of African American Literature (Volume 1) 4th Edition By William Andrews, Kimberly Benston, Brent Hayes Edwards
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The Norton Anthology of African American Literature: Beginning Through the Harlem Renaissance (Volume 1, 4th Edition), edited by Henry Louis Gates Jr., Valerie Smith, William L. Andrews, and other period scholars, covers African American writing and oral/vernacular traditions from the earliest foundations Beginning Through the Harlem Renaissance. [1, 2]
Major Historical & Literary Periods Covered in Volume 1
  • The Vernacular Tradition: Spirituals, secular folk music, blues lyrics, sermons, and oral storytelling forms. [1]
  • Beginnings to 1820: Early colonial writings, autobiographical slave narratives, and foundational poetry (including works by figures like Olaudah Equiano and Phillis Wheatley). [1]
  • The Literature of Slavery and Freedom (1836–1865): Abolitionist literature, speeches, and classic slave narratives.
  • The Reconstruction to the New Negro (1865–1919): Post-emancipation essays, fiction, and early sociological and political thought (such as W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington).
  • The Harlem Renaissance (1919–1940): The flourishing of modernist poetry, fiction, drama, and essays from the 'New Negro' movement in Harlem and beyond. [1, 2]
What is New in the 4th Edition
  • Integrates newly added selections, updated critical apparatus, and expanded attention to historical and contemporary context across early periods. [1]
  • Available in print and digital/ebook formats via platforms like VitalSource. [1, 2]

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Abolitionist literature speeches and classic slave narratives African American writing and oral/vernacular Beginnings to 1820: Early colonial writings autobiographical slave narratives early sociological and political thought (such as W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington) foundational poetry (including Olaudah Equiano and Phillis Wheatley) Post-emancipation essays fiction the 'New Negro' movement in Harlem and beyond The flourishing of modernist poetry fiction drama and essays The Harlem Renaissance (1919–1940) The Literature of Slavery and Freedom (1836–1865) The Norton Anthology of African American The Reconstruction to the New Negro (1865–1919) The Vernacular Tradition: Spirituals secular folk music blues lyrics sermons and oral storytelling forms • ISBN-10: 1324084111 • ISBN-13: 978-1324084112 • ISBN-13: 978-1324101871
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