Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man
A Reference Guide
1st Edition
Published on 30. January 2008
208 pages
978-0-313-35090-0 (ISBN)
Description
Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man is one of the most widely read works of African American literature. This book gives students a thorough yet concise introduction to the novel. Included are chapters on the creation of the novel, its plot, its historical and social contexts, the themes and issues it addresses, Ellison's literary style, and the critical reception of the work. Students will welcome this book as a guide to the novel and the concerns it raises.
The volume offers a detailed summary of the plot of Invisible Man as well as a discussion of its origin. It additionally considers the social, historical, and political contexts informing Ellison's work, along with the themes and issues Ellison addresses. It explores Ellison's literary art and surveys the novel's critical reception. Students will value this book for what it says about Invisible Man as well as for its illumination of enduring social concerns.
The volume offers a detailed summary of the plot of Invisible Man as well as a discussion of its origin. It additionally considers the social, historical, and political contexts informing Ellison's work, along with the themes and issues Ellison addresses. It explores Ellison's literary art and surveys the novel's critical reception. Students will value this book for what it says about Invisible Man as well as for its illumination of enduring social concerns.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
ISBN-13
978-0-313-35090-0 (9780313350900)
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Book
01/2008
Greenwood Press
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Persons
Michael D. Hill is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Iowa. He was previously Assistant Professor of English at Wake Forest University.
Lena M. Hill is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Iowa. She was previously a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in the University Writing Program at Duke University.
Lena M. Hill is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Iowa. She was previously a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in the University Writing Program at Duke University.
Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. Content
- 2. Texts
- 3. Contexts
- 4. Ideas
- 5. Art
- 6. Reception
- Bibliographical Essay
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Y
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