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Forgotten Readers expands our definition of literacy and urges us to think of literature as broadly as it was conceived of in the nineteenth century. Elizabeth McHenry delves into archival sources, including the records of past literary societies and the unpublished writings of their members. She examines particular literary associations, including the Saturday Nighters of Washington, D.C., whose members included Jean Toomer and Georgia Douglas Johnson. She shows how black literary societies developed, their relationship to the black press, and the ways that African American women's clubs--which flourished during the 1890s--encouraged literary activity. In an epilogue, McHenry connects this rich tradition of African American interest in books, reading, and literary conversation to contemporary literary phenomena such as Oprah Winfrey's book club.
Author: Elizabeth McHenry
ISBN-10: 0822329956
ISBN-13: 9780822329954
Publisher: Duke University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/31/2002
Pages: 440
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.42lbs
Size: 9.74h x 6.00w x 1.16d
Review Citation(s):
Booklist 12/15/2002 pg. 743
Women's Review of Books 02/01/2003 pg. 19
Choice 03/01/2003 pg. 1185
New York Review of Books 07/03/2003 pg. 46
Univ PR Books for Public Libry 01/01/2003 pg. 2 - Recommended/Special Interest
Elizabeth McHenry is Assistant Professor of English at New York University.
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