Minority reports : identity and social knowledge in nineteenth-century American literature /

How do views about the identities of authors influence interpretations of their works? Through close readings of texts by African American and women authors, Minority Reports offers a theoretical defense of the use of identity categories in American studies by examining how early American literature...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Borgstrom, Michael
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Colección:Future of minority studies.
Temas:
1800-1899
Minorities in literature.
Identity (Philosophical concept) in literature.
American literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
African American authors.
Women authors, American.
Identité dans la littérature.
Littérature américaine > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Écrivains noirs américains.
Écrivaines américaines.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
African American authors
American literature
Identity (Philosophical concept) in literature
Minorities in literature
Women authors, American
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: identity, history, narrative
  • What do we want from Harriet Wilson?
  • Frank J. Webb and the fate of the sentimental race man
  • Setting the record straight in Uncle Tom's Cabin
  • Frederick Douglass and the limits of knowledge
  • Face value: ambivalent citizenship in Iola Leroy
  • Conclusion: return from the beyond.

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