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100	1		_aBrown, Sterling A., _d1901-1989
245	1	4	_aThe Negro in American fiction
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2023
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2023-07-12
505	0		_aIntroduction -- Early appearances -- The plantation tradition: pro-slavery fiction -- Antislavery fiction -- Reconstruction: the glorious South -- Reconstruction: the not so glorious South -- Old paths -- Counter-propaganda -- Beginning realism -- Realism and the folk -- The urban scene -- Southern realism -- New roads -- Historical fiction.
508			_aAlan, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
520			_a"The Negro in American Fiction" by Sterling A. Brown is a scholarly analysis written in the late 20th century. This work is a comprehensive study that addresses the portrayal of Black characters and authors in American literature, examining the social factors and attitudes across various literary schools and historical contexts. The book seems to delve into the evolution of these representations, focusing on how racial stereotypes have been perpetuated and challenged throughout American literary history. The opening of the work introduces its purpose and scope, providing an overview of how African Americans have been depicted in fiction, from early narratives to contemporary literature. Brown discusses the historical significance of the Negro in American life and fiction, illustrating how these characters often reflect societal perceptions influenced by factors like slavery, racism, and social policies. In doing so, the text sets the stage for a critical examination of various literary traditions, including pro-slavery and antislavery narratives, the plantation tradition, and the emerging voices of Black authors. Through this lens, Brown argues for the necessity of nuanced and authentic representations of Black lives and experiences in literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_pOriginally published: _cUnited States: Kennikat Press, 1938
653			_aAfrican Americans -- Intellectual life
653			_aAfrican Americans in literature
653			_aAmerican fiction -- African American authors -- History and criticism
653			_aAmerican fiction -- African influences
700	1		_aLocke, Alain, _d1885-1954
856	4		_uhttps://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.b4376173
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71171
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