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All stories are true : history, myth, and trauma in the work of John Edgar Wideman /
Tracie Church Guzzio provides a full-length study of John Edgar Wideman's entire oeuvre to date. Specifically, she examines the ways in which Wideman engages with three crucial themes - history, myth, and trauma - throughout his career, showing how they intertwine. The book argues that, for fou...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Jackson :
University Press of Mississippi,
2011.
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| Colección: | Margaret Walker Alexander series in African American studies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Tracie Church Guzzio provides a full-length study of John Edgar Wideman's entire oeuvre to date. Specifically, she examines the ways in which Wideman engages with three crucial themes - history, myth, and trauma - throughout his career, showing how they intertwine. The book argues that, for four decades, the influential African American writer has endeavoured to create a version of the African American experience that runs counter to mainstream interpretations, using history and myth to confront and then heal the trauma caused by slavery and racism. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 320 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-309) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781617030055 1617030058 |