Literature By And About African Americans--Africana Library, Cornell University

Literature By And About African Americans

Titles listed below can be found in the reference collection of Africana Library.
: Afro-American Fiction, 1853-1976: A Guide to Information Sources. 1979.
Ref. Z 1229 .N39 M32; Bibliography of Afro- American fiction and critical bibliographies of some authors.
: Afro-American Literature and Culture Since World War II: A Guide to Information Sources. 1979. Ref. Z 1229 .N39 P36; Selective post-World War II until 1970; annotated bibliography by subjects.
: Afro-American Poetry and Drama, 1760-1975: A Guide to Information Sources. 1979. Ref. Z 1229 .N39 A25; Comprehensive list of poetry, anthologies. Index, author section is useful as a checklist.
: Bibliographical Guide to African-American Women Writers. 1993.
Ref. Z1229 .N39 J82; Writers are arranged in dictionary order with primary sources entered alphabetically by title followed by secondary sources entered by author.
: Black American Women Novelists: An Annotated Bibliography. 1989.
Ref. Z 1361 .N39 W49; Offers biographies and commentaries.
: Black American Women Poets and Dramatists. 1996. Ref. PS 153 .N5 B547 1996; Provides biographical, critical, and bibliographical information on the most significant black American women poets and dramatists.
: Black Literature Criticism. 1992.Ref. PS 153 .N5 B617; Covers 125 writers representing the United States, Africa, and Jamaica. Each entry presents a historical survey of critical response to the author's works.
: Contemporary Black American Playwrights and Their Plays: A Biographical Directory and Dramatic Index. 1988. Ref. PS 153 .N5 P48; 700 contemporary dramatists, screenwriters, radio and TV scriptwriters, 1950-present. Attempts to be comprehensive.
: Index to Black American Literary Anthologies. 1979. Ref. Z 1361 .N39 K14; Designed to aid students in locating black American literature published in collections.
: Index to Black Poetry. 1974. Ref. Z 1231 .P7 C46+; Ninety-four books and pamphlets by individual poets are indexed as well as 33 anthologies.
: Index to Poetry by Black American Women. 1986. Ref. Z 1229 .N39 C46 1986; Over 4,000 poems by 400 female poets are indexed; author, title, first line, subject approach.
: Masterpieces of African-American Literature. 1992. Ref. PS 153 .N5 M264x 1992; Essays on 149 works of literature arranged alphabetically by title.
: Masterplots II: African American Literature Series. 3 vols. 1994.
Ref. PS 153 .N5 M2645x 1994; Contains 266 essays examining major writings in all genres from poetry to; non-fiction, drama to novels.


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		Print This Page Literature By And About African Americans Titles listed below can be found in the reference collection of Africana Library. Afro-American Fiction, 1853-1976: A Guide to Information Sources. 1979. Ref. Z 1229 .N39 M32 Bibliography of Afro- American fiction and critical bibliographies of some authors. Afro-American Literature and Culture Since World War II: A Guide to Information Sources. 1979. Ref. Z 1229 .N39 P36 Selective post-World War II until 1970; annotated bibliography by subjects. Afro-American Poetry and Drama, 1760-1975: A Guide to Information Sources. 1979. Ref. Z 1229 .N39 A25 Comprehensive list of poetry, anthologies. Index, author section is useful as a checklist. Bibliographical Guide to African-American Women Writers. 1993. Ref. Z1229 .N39 J82 Writers are arranged in dictionary order with primary sources entered alphabetically by title followed by secondary sources entered by author. Black American Women Novelists: An Annotated Bibliography. 1989. Ref. Z 1361 .N39 W49 Offers biographies and commentaries. Black American Women Poets and Dramatists. 1996. Ref. PS 153 .N5 B547 1996 Provides biographical, critical, and bibliographical information on the most significant black American women poets and dramatists. Black Literature Criticism. 1992.Ref. PS 153 .N5 B617 Covers 125 writers representing the United States, Africa, and Jamaica. Each entry presents a historical survey of critical response to the author's works. Contemporary Black American Playwrights and Their Plays: A Biographical Directory and Dramatic Index. 1988. Ref. PS 153 .N5 P48 700 contemporary dramatists, screenwriters, radio and TV scriptwriters, 1950-present. Attempts to be comprehensive. Index to Black American Literary Anthologies. 1979. Ref. Z 1361 .N39 K14 Designed to aid students in locating black American literature published in collections. Index to Black Poetry. 1974. Ref. Z 1231 .P7 C46+ Ninety-four books and pamphlets by individual poets are indexed as well as 33 anthologies. Index to Poetry by Black American Women. 1986. Ref. Z 1229 .N39 C46 1986 Over 4,000 poems by 400 female poets are indexed; author, title, first line, subject approach. Masterpieces of African-American Literature. 1992. Ref. PS 153 .N5 M264x 1992 Essays on 149 works of literature arranged alphabetically by title. Masterplots II: African American Literature Series. 3 vols. 1994. Ref. PS 153 .N5 M2645x 1994 Contains 266 essays examining major writings in all genres from poetry to non-fiction, drama to novels.