This volume charts the ways in which African American literature fosters transitions between material cultures and contexts from 1830 to 1850, and showcases wor

The period of 1850-1865 consisted of violent struggle and crisis as the United States underwent the prodigious transition from slaveholding to ostensibly 'free'

The Dictionary of Greek and Latin Authors and Texts gives a clear overview of authors and Major Works of Greek and Latin literature, and their history in writte

In Search of Liberty explores how African Americans, since the founding of the United States, have understood their struggles for freedom as part of the larger

African American Literature in Transition, 1900–1910 offers a wide ranging, multi-disciplinary approach to early twentieth century African American literature