The Negro in American fiction

by Sterling A. Brown

SELECTED READING LIST

Books

1. Barton, Rebecca Chalmers: Race Consciousness and The American Negro—Arnold Busck, Copenhagen—1934.

2. Boynton, Percy H.: Literature and American Life—Ginn & Co., New York—1936.

3. Brawley, Benjamin Griffith: The Negro in Literature and Art—Duffield and Co., New York—1929, revised and enlarged to The Negro Genius—Dodd, Mead & Co., New York—1937.

4. Calverton, V. F.: The Liberation of American Literature—Chas. Scribner’s Sons, New York—1932.

5. DuBois, W. E. B.: The Gift of Black Folk—The Stratford Co., Boston—1924.

6. Edgar, Pelham: The Art of the Novel—The Macmillan Co., New York—1933.

7. Ford, Nick Aaron: The Contemporary Negro Novel—Meador Co., Boston—1936.

8. Gaines, Francis Pendleton: The Southern Plantation—Columbia University Press, New York—1925.

9. Green, Elizabeth Lay: The Negro in Contemporary American Literature—The University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill—1928.

10. Hartwick, Harry: The Foreground of American Fiction—American Book Co., New York—1934.

11. Hatcher, Harlan: Creating The Modern American Novel—Farrar and Rinehart, New York—1935.

12. Hicks, Granville: The Great Tradition—The Macmillan Co., New York—1933.

13. Lewissohn, Ludwig: Expression In America—Harper & Bros., New York—1932.

14. Linn, James Weber, and Taylor, Houghton Wells: A Foreword to Fiction—D. Appleton-Century Co., New York—1935.

15. Locke, Alain: The New Negro—A. & C. Boni, New York—1925.

16. Loggins, Vernon: The Negro Author—Columbia University Press, New York—1931.

17. Loggins, Vernon: I Hear America—Thomas Y. Crowell Co., New York—1937.

18. Nelson, John Herbert: The Negro Character In American Literature—University of Kansas, Lawrence—1926.

19. Parrington, V. F.: Main Currents in American Thought—Harcourt, Brace & Co., New York—1930.

20. Pattee, Fred Lewis: The Development of the American Short Story—Harper & Bros., New York—1923.

21. Pattee, Fred Lewis: The First Century of American Literature, 1770-1870—D. Appleton, Century Co., New York—1935.

22. Pattee, Fred Lewis: A History of American Literature Since 1870—The Century Co., New York—1915.

23. Quinn, Arthur Hobson: American Fiction—D. Appleton, Century Co., New York—1936.

24. Turner, Lorenzo Dow: Anti-slavery Sentiment in American Literature Prior to 1865—The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, Inc., Washington—1929.

25. Van Doren, Carl: The American Novel—The Macmillan Co., New York—1931.

Articles

1. Braithwaite, William Stanley: “The Negro In American Literature” in The New Negro, edited by Alain Locke—A. & C. Boni, New York—1925.

2. Brawley, Benjamin Griffith: “The Negro In American Fiction” in Anthology of American Negro Literature, edited by V. F. Calverton—The Modern Library, New York—1929.

3. Brown, Sterling A.: “Negro Characters As Seen By White Authors” in Journal of Negro Education (April, 1933),—Howard University, Washington, D. C.

4. Brown, Sterling A.: “Our Literary Audience” in Opportunity, a Journal of Negro Life, February, 1930.

5. Brown, Sterling A.: “The Literary Scene: Chronicle and Comment” in Opportunity, a Journal of Negro Life from 1930-36.

6. Burke, Kenneth: “The Negro’s Pattern of Life” in The Saturday Review of Literature, July 29, 1933.

7. Chamberlain, John: “The Negro As Writer” in The Bookman, Vol. LXX, February, 1930.

8. Clay, Eugene: “The Negro In Recent American Literature” in American Writers’ Congress, edited by Henry Hart—International Publishers, Inc., New York—1935.

9. Davidson, Donald: “The Trend of Literature” in Culture In The South, edited by W. T. Couch—University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill—1935.

10. Davis, Allison: “Our Negro Intellectuals” in The Crisis, August, 1928.

11. Farrell, James T.: “The Short Story” in American Writers’ Congress, edited by Henry Hart—International Publishers, Inc., New York—1935.

12. Gordon, Eugene: “Social and Political Problems of the Negro Writer” in American Writers’ Congress, edited by Henry Hart—International Publishers, Inc., New York—1935.

13. Gruening, Martha: “The Negro Renaissance” in Hound and Horn, April-June, 1932.

14. Johnson, Guy: “Folk Values in Recent Literature on the Negro” in Folk-Say, edited by B. A. Botkin—University of Oklahoma Press, Norman—1930.

15. Locke, Alain: “The Negro’s Contribution to American Art and Literature” in The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Vol. CXXXX, November, 1928.

16. Locke, Alain: “Negro Youth Speaks” in The New Negro, edited by Alain Locke—A. & C. Boni, New York—1925.

17. Locke, Alain: “Retrospective Reviews” (annual surveys of books in Opportunity, a Journal of Negro Life, from 1929 to date.)

18. T. K. Whipple: “The Negro and Modern Literature” in Creative Reading, Vol. III, No. 11, Institute of Current Literature, Cambridge, Mass.—1929.

19. White, Walter: “Negro Literature” in American Writers On American Literature, edited by John Macy—Horace Liveright, Inc., New York—1931.

20. Woodson, Carter G.: “The Negro and American Literature” in The African Background Outlined by Carter G. Woodson—The Association For The Study of Negro Life and History, Washington, D. C.—1936.

21. Wright, Richard: “Blueprint for Negro Writing” in New Challenge, Fall, 1937.

Transcriber’s Notes:

Variations in spelling and hyphenation are retained.

Perceived typographical errors have been changed.