| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 180 pages) |
| Summary |
How far has the American Dream been accessible to black characters in African American literature? The answer to this question requires a deep probing of the emotional and ideological patterns delineated in Black American narratives. This book traces the African American journey from the plantation to the power dome through multiple socio-artistic perspectives of Black American authorship. It captures numerous referential inventions ranging from the 'colored' to the 'Black American, ' while throwing light on the transforming status of America's Native Son, the marked visibility of its Invisible |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Wright, Richard, 1908-1960 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Ellison, Ralph -- Criticism and interpretation
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Baldwin, James, 1924-1987 -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Baldwin, James, 1924-1987 fast |
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Ellison, Ralph fast |
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Wright, Richard, 1908-1960 fast |
| Subject |
American fiction -- African American authors -- History and criticism
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Cultural studies.
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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers.
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Social & cultural history.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
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American fiction -- African American authors
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781527518360 |
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1527518361 |
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