Calls and Responses : The American Novel of Slavery since Gone with the Wind /

In this comprehensive, groundbreaking study, Tim A. Ryan explores how American novelists since World War I have imagined the institution of slavery and the experience of those involved in it. Complicating the common assumption that authentic black-authored fiction about slavery is starkly opposed to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ryan, Tim A., 1971-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2008.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Slavery in literature.
American fiction.
Roman americain > 20e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Esclavage dans la litterature.
American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:In this comprehensive, groundbreaking study, Tim A. Ryan explores how American novelists since World War I have imagined the institution of slavery and the experience of those involved in it. Complicating the common assumption that authentic black-authored fiction about slavery is starkly opposed to the traditional, racist fiction (and history) created by whites, Ryan suggests that discourses about American slavery are-and have always been-defined by connections rather than disjunctions. Ryan contends that African American writers didn't merely reject and move beyond traditional portrayals of.
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (272 pages).
ISBN:9780807134306

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