Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
DEFINING THE BLACK VOICE IN FICTION. |
| Authors: |
Wideman, John1 |
| Superior Title: |
African American Review. Winter2017, Vol. 50 Issue 4, p559-562. 4p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*AFRICAN American literature -- History & criticism, *SPEECH in literature, *BLACK English, *ORAL tradition, *HISTORY, *LANGUAGE & languages, SLAVERY in the United States |
| Abstract: |
The author presents a criticism of several works of African American literature. He discusses the use of Black English in African American literature, its origins in the oral tradition of the slaves brought from Africa, and how Black English needs to fit in a frame to be considered real literature. |
| Database: |
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