The death-bound-subject : Richard Wright's archaeology of death /

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A literary exploration of the prevalence of death--its connection to political oppression and its use as salvation--in Richard Wright's work.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: JanMohamed, Abdul R., 1945- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham [N.C.] : Duke University Press, 2005.
Series:Post-contemporary interventions.
Subjects:
Wright, Richard, > 1908-1960 > Criticism and interpretation.
Wright, Richard, > 1908-1960 > Critique et interprétation.
Wright, Richard, > 1908-1960.
1900-1999
Literature and society > United States > History > 20th century.
African Americans in literature.
Violence in literature.
Slavery in literature.
Death in literature.
Littérature et société > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Noirs américains dans la littérature.
Violence dans la littérature.
Esclavage dans la littérature.
Mort dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > African American.
Literature and society.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : the culture of social-death
  • Uncle Tom's children : dialectics of death
  • Native son : symbolic-death
  • Black boy : negation of death-bound-subjectivity
  • The outsider : patricidal desires
  • Savage holiday : matricide and infanticide
  • The long dream : death and the paternal function
  • Renegotiating the death contract.

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