The Cityscape in the Contemporary African-American Urban Novel
This paper discusses the cityscape as an essential element of African American fiction. Since the time of Romanticism, the city has been regarded as the embodiment of evil forces which are alien to human nature and radiate fear and death. For decades, African-Americans have been isolated in the bla...
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| Language: | English |
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Vilnius University
2013-10-01
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| Series: | Respectus Philologicus |
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| Online Access: | http://www.journals.vu.lt/respectus-philologicus/article/view/13816 |