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- American Literature in Transition, 1950–1960
- American Literature in Transition
- American Literature in Transition, 1950–1960
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Cultural Issues
- Part II Varieties of Literary Experience
- Chapter 7 WASP Culture
- Chapter 8 African American Literature
- Chapter 9 Los(t) “Happy Days”
- Chapter 10 Asian American Literature
- Chapter 11 Gay and Lesbian Literary Culture in the 1950s
- Chapter 12 Feminist Literature
- Chapter 13 Youth Culture and the Postwar Dropout Narrative
- Part III Schools, Movements, and Sensibilities
- Part IV Formats and Genres
- Bibliography
- Index
Chapter 8 - African American Literature
from Part II - Varieties of Literary Experience
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 December 2017
- American Literature in Transition, 1950–1960
- American Literature in Transition
- American Literature in Transition, 1950–1960
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Cultural Issues
- Part II Varieties of Literary Experience
- Chapter 7 WASP Culture
- Chapter 8 African American Literature
- Chapter 9 Los(t) “Happy Days”
- Chapter 10 Asian American Literature
- Chapter 11 Gay and Lesbian Literary Culture in the 1950s
- Chapter 12 Feminist Literature
- Chapter 13 Youth Culture and the Postwar Dropout Narrative
- Part III Schools, Movements, and Sensibilities
- Part IV Formats and Genres
- Bibliography
- Index
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- American Literature in Transition, 1950–1960 , pp. 116 - 130Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2017