Cross-cultural Visions in African American Modernism

From Spatial Narrative to Jazz Haiku

Author: Yoshinobu Hakutani
ISBN: 9780814210307

Yoshinobu Hakutani traces the development of African American modernism, which initially gathered momentum with Richard Wright's literary manifesto "Blueprint for Negro Writing" in 1937. Hakutani dissects and discusses the cross-cultural influences on the then-burgeoning discipline in three stages: American dialogues, European and African cultural visions, and Asian and African American cross-cultural visions.

Publisher: Ohio State University Press
Publish Date: 2006

Subjects: Literary Criticism / American / African American

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Cross-Cultural Center (Location: Black/African American (BLCK)), Cross-Cultural Center (Location: Black/African American (BLCK))