Black American Literature非裔美国人文学.pptVIP

 Black American Literature Harriet Beecher Stowe(1811-1896) Uncle Tom’s Cabin -----Mrs.Stowe’s object was to interpret to the world the New England life and character in that particular time of its history which may be called the seminal period, and her studies for this object have been taken---from real characters, real scenes, and real incidents. Harlem Renaissance(1920s) Jean Toomer(1894---1967) : Cane (1923) Langston Hughes(1902---1967):Black America’s poet laureate The weary Blues(1926) The Ways of White Folks(1934) Simple Speaks His Mind(1950) The Best of Simple(1961) Simple’s Uncle Sam(1965) Montage of a Dream Deferred(1951) Richard Wright(1908---1960) Uncle Tom’s Children: Four Novellas (1938) Native Son(1940) ---For the first time in American history a book by a Black author about Black life made such an impact on the consciousness of the nation. Ralph Ellison(1941---) Invisible Man(1952) ---With the universality of its theme and its exquisite art, it has acquired the status of a major classic in American literature. James Baldwin(1924---1986) Go Tell It on the Mountain(1954) ---It is remarkable in both thematic and technical terms. Alex Haley Roots(1976) ---The book may not be a great work of art but it marked a new level of self-awareness of the black people as a race. Toni Morrison(1931---) The Bluest Eyes(1970) Sula(1973) Song of Solomon(1977) Beloved(1987) The Negro Speaks of Rivers---Langston Hughes I’ve known rivers: I’ve known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in human veins. My soul has grown deep like the rivers. I bathed in the Euphrates when dawns were young. I built my hut near the Congo and it lulled me to sleep. I looked upon the Nile and raised the pyramids above it. I heart the singing of Mississippi when Abe Lincoln went down to New Orleans, and I’ve seen its muddy bosom turn all golden in the sunset. I’ve known rivers: Ancient, dusky rivers. My soul has grown deep like