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Siemerling, Winfried, 1956-
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Canadian literature -- Black authors -- History and criticism.
Canadian literature -- History and criticism.
Blacks in literature.
Culture in literature.
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Siemerling, Winfried, 1956-
Canadian literature -- Black authors -- History and criticism.
Canadian literature -- History and criticism.
Blacks in literature.
Culture in literature.
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The
black
Atlantic
reconsidered
:
black
Canadian
writing
,
cultural
history
, and the
presence
of the
past
/ Winfried Siemerling.
by
Siemerling, Winfried, 1956-
McGill-Queen's University Press, [2015]
Call #:
810.9896 S571b
Subjects
Canadian
literature --
Black
authors --
History
and criticism.
Canadian
literature --
History
and criticism.
Blacks in literature.
Culture in literature.
ISBN:
9780773545083 (pbk.)
0773545085 (pbk.)
Description:
xiv, 545 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 485-522) and index.
Summary:
"Readers are often surprised to learn that
black
writing
in Canada is over two centuries old. Ranging from letters, editorials, sermons, and slave narratives to contemporary novels, plays, poetry, and non-fiction,
black
Canadian
writing
represents a rich body of literary and
cultural
achievement. The
Black
Atlantic
Reconsidered
is the first comprehensive work to explore
black
Canadian
literature from its beginnings to the present in the broader context of the
black
Atlantic
world. Winfried Siemerling traces the evolution of
black
Canadian
witnessing and
writing
from slave testimony in New France and the 1783 "Book of Negroes" through the work of contemporary
black
Canadian
writers including George Elliott Clarke, Austin Clarke, Dionne Brand, David Chariandy, Wayde Compton, Esi Edugyan, Marlene NourbeSe Philip, and Lawrence Hill. Arguing that
black
writing
in Canada is deeply imbricated in a historic transnational network, Siemerling explores the powerful
presence
of
black
Canadian
history
, slavery, and the Underground Railroad, and the
black
diaspora in the work of these authors. Individual chapters examine the literature that has emerged from Quebec, Nova Scotia, the Prairies, and British Columbia, with attention to
writing
in both English and French. A major survey of
black
writing
and
cultural
production, The
Black
Atlantic
Reconsidered
brings into focus important works that shed light not only on Canada's literature and
history
, but on the transatlantic
black
diaspora and modernity."--From publisher.
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