要是没有黑人的丰富多采、生气蓬勃和优美的诗篇与歌曲的话,美国文学在广度、质量与数量三方面都远不会有今天这样的成就。黑人对文学所作的贡献,加上描写黑人生活的文学作品,构成了美国文学的主要部分。在阐述这个问题之前,我想首先明确以下两种说法。美国人只将他们自己看 Without the rich, vibrant, and beautiful poetry and songs of blacks, American literature would have far less to accomplish today than it is in breadth, quality and quantity. The contribution made by blacks to literature, together with the literary works that portray the lives of blacks, constitute the major part of American literature. Before I elaborate on this issue, I would like to make clear the following two statements first. Americans only see themselves