Ethnicity and cultural authority : from Arnold to Du Bois /

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Writing in 1903, W.E.B. Du Bois suggested that the goal for the African-American was 'to be a co-worker in the kingdom of culture'. He was evoking 'culture' as a solution to the divisions within society, thereby adopting, in a very different context, an idea that had been influen...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Williams, Daniel G.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2006.
Colección:Edinburgh studies in transatlantic literatures.
Temas:
Arnold, Matthew, > 1822-1888 > Criticism and interpretation.
Du Bois, W. E. B. > (William Edward Burghardt), > 1868-1963 > Criticism and interpretation.
Howells, William Dean, > 1837-1920 > Criticism and interpretation.
Yeats, W. B. > (William Butler), > 1865-1939 > Criticism and interpretation.
Arnold, Matthew, > 1822-1888
Du Bois, W. E. B. > (William Edward Burghardt), > 1868-1963
Howells, William Dean, > 1837-1920
Yeats, W. B. > (William Butler), > 1865-1939
Arnold, Matthew, > 1822-1888 > analys och tolkning.
Du Bois, W. E. B. > (William Edward Burghardt), > 1868-1963 > analys och tolkning.
Howells, William Dean, > 1837-1920 > analys och tolkning.
Yeats, W. B. > (William Butler), > 1865-1939 > analys och tolkning.
Ethnicity in literature.
Nationalism in literature.
Ethnicité dans la littérature.
Nationalisme dans la littérature.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Ethnicity in literature
Nationalism in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Sumario:Writing in 1903, W.E.B. Du Bois suggested that the goal for the African-American was 'to be a co-worker in the kingdom of culture'. He was evoking 'culture' as a solution to the divisions within society, thereby adopting, in a very different context, an idea that had been influentially expressed by Matthew Arnold in the 1860s. Du Bois questioned the assumed universality of this concept by asking who, ultimately, is allowed into the 'kingdom of culture'? How does one come to speak from a position of cultural authority? This book adopts a transatlantic approach to explore these questions. It centres on four Victorian 'men of letters' - Matthew Arnold, William Dean Howells, W.B. Yeats and W.E.B. Du Bois - who drew on notions of ethnicity as a basis from which to assert their cultural authority. In comparative close readings of these figures Daniel Williams addresses several key areas of contemporary literary and cultural debate. The book questions the notion of 'the West' as it appears and re-appears in the formulations of postcolonial theory, challenges the widespread tendency to divide nationalism into 'civic' and 'ethnic' forms, and forces its readers to reconsider what they mean when they talk about 'culture', 'identity' and 'national literature'. Key Features Offers a substantial, innovative intervention in transatlantic debates over race and ethnicity Uses 4 intriguing authors to explore issues of national identity, racial purity and the use of literature as a marker of 'cultural capital' A unique focus on Celtic identity in a transatlantic context Sets up a dialogue between writers who believe in national identity and those who believe in cultural distinctiveness
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 262 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780748626274
0748626271
9780748651993
0748651993
9780748622054
0748622055

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