Neo-slave Narratives : Studies in the Social Logic of a Literary Form.

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This is a study in the political, social, and cultural content of a particular literary form - the novel of slavery cast as a first-person slave narrative. The text explores the complex relationship between nostalgia and critique, and asks how African-American intellectuals made use of this form.

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Rushdy, Ashraf H. A.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Collection:Race and American culture.
Sujets:
1900-1999
American fiction > African American authors > History and criticism.
Slavery in literature.
Literature and society > United States > History > 20th century.
American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Enslaved persons' writings, American > History and criticism.
African Americans > Intellectual life > 20th century.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
African Americans in literature.
First person narrative.
Roman américain > Auteurs noirs américains > Histoire et critique.
Esclavage dans la littérature.
Littérature et société > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Roman américain > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Écrits d'esclaves américains > Histoire et critique.
Noirs américains > Vie intellectuelle > 20e siècle.
Influence littéraire, artistique, etc.
Noirs américains dans la littérature.
Récits à la première personne.
African Americans in literature
African Americans > Intellectual life
American fiction
American fiction > African American authors
First person narrative
Literature and society
Slavery in literature
Enslaved persons' writings, American
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Contents; One: Master Texts and Slave Narratives: Race, Form, and Intertextuality in the Field of Cultural Production; Two: Toward 1968: The Discourse in Formation; Three: The Discourse Mobilized: The Debate over William Styrons The Confessions of Nat Turner; Four: The Possession of Resistance: Ishmael Reed's Flight to Canada; Five: Meditations on Story: Sherley Anne Williams's Dessa Rose; Six: Serving the Form, Conserving the Order: Charles Johnson's Oxherding Tale; Seven: Revising the Form, Misserving the Order: Charles Johnson's Middle Passage; Eight: Conclusion; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D.
  • EF; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z.

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