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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 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- "All stories are true": palimpsestic storytelling
- Deconstructing history: trauma and the alienation narratives
- Return home: mythic narratives and family history
- Journey back (again): the post-traumatic narratives
- Truth and reconciliation: the blues and the heroic romance
- Conclusion.