 | Burnin'' Down the House: Home in African American Literature Home is a powerful metaphor guiding the literature of African Americans throughout the twentieth century. This book creates new and sophisticated possibilities for a critical engagement with African American literature by presenting a careful examination of the place of home in five classic novels: Native Son by Richard Wright, Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison, The Bluest Eye and Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison, and Corregidora by Gayl Jones. Valerie Sweeney Prince is an assistant professor of English at Hampton University. She lives in Hampton, Virginia. |
