All Stories Are True : History, Myth, and Trauma in the Work of John Edgar Wideman /

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Tracie Church Guzzio provides a full-length study of John Edgar Wideman's entire oeuvre to date. Specifically, she examines the ways in which Wideman engages with three crucial themes - history, myth, and trauma - throughout his career, showing how they intertwine. The book argues that, for fou...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Guzzio, Tracie Church
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2011.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Wideman, John Edgar.
Wideman, John Edgar > Criticism and interpretation.
African Americans in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > African American.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Noirs americains dans la litterature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Tracie Church Guzzio provides a full-length study of John Edgar Wideman's entire oeuvre to date. Specifically, she examines the ways in which Wideman engages with three crucial themes - history, myth, and trauma - throughout his career, showing how they intertwine. The book argues that, for four decades, the influential African American writer has endeavoured to create a version of the African American experience that runs counter to mainstream interpretations, using history and myth to confront and then heal the trauma caused by slavery and racism.
Physical Description:1 online resource (352 pages).
ISBN:9781617030055

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