Growing up ethnic : nationalism and the Bildungsroman in African American and Jewish American fiction /

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Growing Up Ethnic examines the presence of literary similarities between African American and Jewish American coming-of-age stories in the first half of the twentieth century; often these similarities exceed what could be explained by sociohistorical correspondences alone. Martin Japtok argues that...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Japtok, Martin
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, ©2005.
Subjects:
American fiction > African American authors > History and criticism.
American fiction > Jewish authors > History and criticism.
Bildungsromans, American > History and criticism.
Judaism and literature > United States.
Maturation (Psychology) in literature.
African Americans in literature.
Ethnic groups in literature.
Ethnicity in literature.
Youth in literature.
Jews in literature.
Roman américain > Auteurs noirs américains > Histoire et critique.
Roman américain > Auteurs juifs > Histoire et critique.
Roman d'éducation américain > Histoire et critique.
Judaïsme et littérature > États-Unis.
Maturation (Psychologie) dans la littérature.
Noirs américains dans la littérature.
Groupes ethniques dans la littérature.
Ethnicité dans la littérature.
Jeunesse dans la littérature.
Juifs dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Jewish.
American fiction > African American authors.
American fiction > Jewish authors.
Bildungsromans, American.
Judaism and literature.
Entwicklungsroman
Ethnische Identität > Motiv
United States.
Schwarze.
Juden.
USA.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The autobiography of an ex-coloured man and Haunch, paunch, and jowl : two versions of passing
  • Fanny herself and Plum bun : art and ethnic solidarity
  • Brown girl, brownstones and Bread givers : reconciling ethnicity and individualism
  • Ethnic nationalism and ethnic literary responses.

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