Each Hour Redeem
English, Daylanne K.
Each Hour Redeem Time and Justice in African American Literature / [electronic resource] : Daylanne K. English. - London : University of Minnesota Press, [2013] - 1 online resource (vii, 230 pages :) illustrations ;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-217) and index.
Introduction: Political fictions -- Ticking, not talking: Timekeeping in early African American literature -- "Temporal damage": Pragmatism and Plessy in African American novels, 1896-1902 -- "The death of the last black man": Repetition, lynching, and capital punishment in twentieth-century African American literature -- "Seize the time!" Strategic presentism in the black arts movement -- Being black there: Contemporary African American detective fiction -- Conclusion: Political truths.
9781452939445 1452939446
Justice in literature.
Time in literature.
American literature--African American authors--History and criticism.
Electronic books.
PS153.N5 / E59 2013
810.9/896073
Each Hour Redeem Time and Justice in African American Literature / [electronic resource] : Daylanne K. English. - London : University of Minnesota Press, [2013] - 1 online resource (vii, 230 pages :) illustrations ;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-217) and index.
Introduction: Political fictions -- Ticking, not talking: Timekeeping in early African American literature -- "Temporal damage": Pragmatism and Plessy in African American novels, 1896-1902 -- "The death of the last black man": Repetition, lynching, and capital punishment in twentieth-century African American literature -- "Seize the time!" Strategic presentism in the black arts movement -- Being black there: Contemporary African American detective fiction -- Conclusion: Political truths.
9781452939445 1452939446
Justice in literature.
Time in literature.
American literature--African American authors--History and criticism.
Electronic books.
PS153.N5 / E59 2013
810.9/896073