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Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Autore di The Classic Slave Narratives

114+ opere 9,165 membri 94 recensioni 6 preferito

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. was born on September 16, 1950, in Keyser, West Virginia. He received a degree in history from Yale University in 1973 and a Ph.D. from Clare College, which is part of the University of Cambridge in 1979. He is a leading scholar of African-American literature, history, and mostra altro culture. He began working on the Black Periodical Literature Project, which uncovered lost literary works published in 1800s. He rediscovered what is believed to be the first novel published by an African-American in the United States. He republished the 1859 work by Harriet E. Wilson, entitled Our Nig, in 1983. He has written numerous books including Colored People: A Memoir, A Chronology of African-American History, The Future of the Race, Black Literature and Literary Theory, and The Signifying Monkey: Towards a Theory of Afro-American Literary Criticism. In 1991, he became the head of the African-American studies department at Harvard University. He is now the director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African-American Research at the university. He wrote and produced several documentaries including Wonders of the African World, America Beyond the Color Line, and African American Lives. He has also hosted PBS programs such as Wonders of the African World, Black in Latin America, and Finding Your Roots. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Fonte dell'immagine: Henry Louis Gates Jr. speaks on a panel about race in America on the Understanding Our World Stage at the National Book Festival, August 31, 2019. Photo by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress.

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Opere di Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

The Classic Slave Narratives (1789) — A cura di; Introduzione — 1,089 copie
The Bondwoman's Narrative (2002) — A cura di — 891 copie
Colored People: A Memoir (1994) 509 copie
Cane [Norton Critical Edition] (1988) — A cura di — 484 copie
Slave Narratives (2000) — A cura di — 321 copie
The Dictionary of Global Culture (1997) — A cura di — 253 copie
The Future of the Race (1996) 223 copie
The Annotated Uncle Tom's Cabin (2007) — A cura di — 210 copie
Black in Latin America (2011) 143 copie
Race, Writing, and Difference (1987) — A cura di — 123 copie
Three Classic African-American Novels (1990) — A cura di; Introduzione — 102 copie
Lincoln on Race and Slavery (2009) — A cura di — 82 copie
In Search of Hannah Crafts: Critical Essays on the Bondwoman's Narrative (2003) — A cura di; Introduzione — 57 copie
African American Lives (2004) — A cura di — 53 copie
Black Literature and Literary Theory (1984) — A cura di — 38 copie
Alice Walker: Critical Perspectives Past and Present (1993) — A cura di — 30 copie
Encyclopedia of Africa (2010) — A cura di — 10 copie
Harlem Renaissance Lives (2009) 9 copie
African American Lives 2 (2008) 6 copie
Afrique Book Two: New Plays (1991) — Prefazione — 3 copie
Stony the Road (2021) 1 copia

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Seraph on the Suwanee (1948) — A cura di, alcune edizioni321 copie
Life Stories: Profiles from the New Yorker (2000) — Collaboratore — 299 copie
The Souls of Black Folk [Norton Critical Editions] (1999) — A cura di — 274 copie
Criticism: Major Statements (1964) — Collaboratore — 221 copie
Mule Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life (1931) — A cura di, alcune edizioni173 copie
The Best American Essays 1995 (1995) — Collaboratore — 159 copie
Africa: The Art of a Continent (1995) — Collaboratore — 144 copie
Dusk of Dawn: An Essay Toward an Autobiography of a Race Concept (1968) — A cura di, alcune edizioni135 copie
The Light of Truth: Writings of an Anti-Lynching Crusader (2014) — A cura di, alcune edizioni118 copie
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2002) — Prefazione — 102 copie
The Literature of the American South: A Norton Anthology (1997) — Collaboratore — 98 copie
Six Women's Slave Narratives (1988) — Prefazione, alcune edizioni97 copie
Common Culture: Reading and Writing About American Popular Culture (1995) — Collaboratore, alcune edizioni92 copie
Brotherman: The Odyssey of Black Men in America (1995) — Collaboratore — 91 copie
Tenderheaded: A Comb-Bending Collection of Hair Stories (2001) — Collaboratore — 91 copie
The Matter of Black Lives: Writing from The New Yorker (2021) — Collaboratore — 91 copie
The State of the Language [1990] (1979) — Collaboratore — 88 copie
Rhapsodies in Black: Art of the Harlem Renaissance (1997) — Collaboratore; Collaboratore — 83 copie
Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown (1849) — Prefazione — 78 copie
The Greatest Taboo: Homosexuality in Black Communities (2001) — Prefazione — 74 copie
The Collected Works of Phillis Wheatley (1988) — Prefazione — 73 copie
The Portable Frederick Douglass (Penguin Classics) (2016) — A cura di, alcune edizioni68 copie
Black Cool: One Thousand Streams of Blackness (2012) — Prefazione — 57 copie
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Watchmen [2019 TV miniseries] (2019) — Self — 50 copie
Deconstruction and the Possibility of Justice (1992) — Collaboratore — 50 copie
Encyclopedia of Black Comics (2017) — Prefazione — 35 copie
More Great Railway Journeys (1996) — Collaboratore — 34 copie
Great Railway Journeys | More Great Railway Journeys (1997) — Collaboratore — 29 copie
The Harvard Guide to African-American History (2001) — Prefazione — 29 copie
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Spiritual Narratives (1988) — Prefazione — 22 copie
Our Gang: A Racial History of The Little Rascals (2015) — Prefazione — 19 copie
The Works of Alain Locke (2012) — Prefazione — 16 copie
The Black Flame Trilogy Book One: The Ordeal of Mansart (1957) — A cura di, alcune edizioni16 copie
The Black Flame Trilogy Book Three: Worlds of Color (1961) — A cura di, alcune edizioni15 copie
Race Relations: Opposing Viewpoints (2000) — Collaboratore — 14 copie
The New Negro Aesthetic: Selected Writings (2022) — A cura di — 13 copie
The Black Flame Trilogy Book Two: Mansart Builds a School (1959) — A cura di, alcune edizioni13 copie
The Oxford W. E. B. Du Bois: 19-Volume Set (1957) — A cura di — 10 copie
These Hands I Know: African-American Writers on Family (2002) — Collaboratore — 8 copie
Faces of America [2010 TV series] (2010) — Narratore — 2 copie

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In the preface to Stony The Road, historian Henry Louis Gates recalls his early interest in Reconstruction during college and how that ultimately led to this book all these years later. Readers and history buffs looking for a detailed and documented — if somewhat dry — look at the period following the Civil War into the early 20th century need look no further than this small but packed book. Gates dissects and explains the history with buckets of primary sources from the famous (W.E.B. DuBois, etc.) to the unknown and leaves no theory unexamined. Not a light read, but definitely worthwhile for those interested in a deep dive into the period.… (altro)
 
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Hccpsk | 6 altre recensioni | Oct 21, 2023 |
I thoroughly enjoyed this memoir. Rare even tempered insight into how people actually lived and coped with racism in small town America in a time of civil rights transition. Excellent writing, excellent story telling. Absolutely recommended.
 
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Cantsaywhy | 6 altre recensioni | Aug 31, 2023 |
This was a book on the DAR Book Club list, and is an expanded version of a lecture the author Henry Louis Gates gave back in 2002 on the subject of poet Phillis Wheatley. Gates covers the trials of Phillis Wheatley -- several, including Founding Fathers and Thomas Jefferson -- had doubts that a young woman brought from Africa aboard a slave ship could not only learn to read and write, but compose poetry as well. Gates also delves into the changing views, both positive and negative, towards Wheatley over the years. Although this is a small volume (90 pages not including bibliography), it is big on substance.… (altro)
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ValerieAndBooks | Jul 11, 2023 |
Read some of this. Had to return the book to the library.
 
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Elizabeth80 | 5 altre recensioni | Feb 13, 2023 |

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Opere
114
Opere correlate
80
Utenti
9,165
Popolarità
#2,615
Voto
4.0
Recensioni
94
ISBN
303
Lingue
4
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