We wear the mask : African Americans write American literature, 1760-1870

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Title:

We wear the mask : African Americans write American literature, 1760-1870

Author:

Zafar, Rafia.

Personal Author:

Zafar, Rafia.

Publication Information:

New York : Columbia University Press, [1997]

Physical Description:

xi, 249 pages ; 23 cm

Language:

English

Contents:

Introduction: of masks, mimicry, and invisibility - Sable patriots and modern Egyptians: Phillis Wheatley, Joel Barlow, and Ann Eliza Bleecker -- Capturing the captivity: African Americans among the Puritans -- Enslaving the saved: the narratives of Henry Bibb and William Wells Brown -- "It is natural to believe in great men." -- The blackwoman in the attic -- Dressing up and dressing down: Elizabeth Keckley's Behind the scenes at the White House and Eliza Potter's A hairdresser's experience in high life -- Conclusion: the beginning of African American literature.

Subject Term:

American literature -- African American authors -- History and criticism.

American literature -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- History and criticism.

American literature -- Revolutionary period, 1775-1783 -- History and criticism.

American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.

American literature -- 1783-1850 -- History and criticism.

African Americans in literature.

ISBN:

9780231080941

9780231080958

Format :

Book