Remembering generations : race and family in contemporary African American fiction /

This study examines how cultural works contribute to social debates, how a particular representational form emerges out of a specific historical epoch, and how some intellectuals meditate on the issue of historical responsibility within contemporary American society.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rushdy, Ashraf H. A., 1961-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2001.
Subjects:
1900-1999
American fiction > African American authors > History and criticism.
Literature and society > United States > History > 20th century.
American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Domestic fiction, American > History and criticism.
African American families in literature.
African Americans in literature.
First person narrative.
Slavery in literature.
Race in literature.
Roman américain > Auteurs noirs américains > Histoire et critique.
Roman américain > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Roman familial américain > Histoire et critique.
Littérature et société > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
African American dans la littérature.
Race dans la littérature.
Familles noires américaines dans la littérature.
Esclavage dans la littérature.
Récits à la première personne.
Noirs américains dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
African American families in literature
African Americans in literature
American fiction
American fiction > African American authors
Domestic fiction, American
First person narrative
Literature and society
Race in literature
Slavery in literature
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • History Is Your Own Heartbeat: The Palimpsest Imperative in African American Fiction
  • The Sexual Is Historical: The Subject of Desire
  • The Stillness That Comes to All: The Subject of Death
  • Orphans of the One-Way Voyage: The Subject of Family
  • A Legacy of History, An Enchantment of History: The Subject of the Present.

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