Description
Cartwright grounds his study of American writings in texts from the Senegambian/Old Mali region of Africa. Reading epics, fables, and gothic tales from the crossroads of this region and the American South, he reveals that America's foundational African presence, along with a complex set of reactions to it, is an integral but unacknowledged source of the national culture, identity, and literature.
Book Information
ISBN 9780813190891
Author Keith Cartwright
Format Paperback
Page Count 280
Imprint The University Press of Kentucky
Publisher The University Press of Kentucky