Title 'Bitter with the past but sweet with the dream : communism in the African American imaginary representations of the Communist Party, 1940-1952 / by Cathy Bergin

Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2015 ©2015

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Description 1 online resource Series Historical materialism book series ; volume 95 Historical materialism book series ; 95 Contents Introduction -- Radical Alliances. Introduction: 'Towards Soviet America' -- Determinations and Determinism: Lenin, Stalin and the Comintern -- Swearing Allegiances: Garveyism and Communism -- Trials on Trial: Yokinen and Scottsboro -- The Liberator (1929-1935) -- The Liberator: The Black Bourgeoisie and Revolutionary Tradition -- The Liberator: Interracial Solidarity and Internationalism -- The Liberator and Black Cultural Politics -- Native Son: Ghetto Nightmares -- 'Poor Richard Wright': The Black Protest Novel -- A Room of One's Own?: Bigger, Rage and Consciousness -- 'Russian Folks': The Communist Party in Native Son -- Betrayals and Defeat. Introduction to Part 2 -- 'Communism is the Twentieth Century Americanism' -- Popular Front: Remaking African American Culture -- Peace and War: Shifting Priorities -- Lonely Crusade: Union Dues -- 'History as Nightmare': The Critical Reception of Lonely Crusade -- 'This Illusion of Manhood': Lee Gordon, Rage and Impotence -- 'Sure, I 'Longs to the Party. But I is a Nigger First': The Communist Party in Lonely Crusade -- Invisible Man: Un-American Activities -- 'Beautiful Absurdity': Ellison, Responsibility and Identity -- 'Riding Race Again': The Communist Party in Invisible Man -- Conclusion Summary The book is an examination of the impact of Communism on a generation of African American writers and a consideration of how African American identity in three novels is constructed in relation to the political ideology of the Communist Party Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Wright, Richard, 1908-1960 -- Criticism and interpretation Himes, Chester B., 1909-1984 -- Criticism and interpretation Ellison, Ralph -- Criticism and interpretation SUBJECT Ellison, Ralph fast Himes, Chester B., 1909-1984 fast Wright, Richard, 1908-1960 fast Subject American fiction -- African American authors -- History and criticism American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism Communism and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century Communism in literature. Politics in literature. African Americans in literature. LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General. African Americans in literature American fiction American fiction -- African American authors Communism and literature Communism in literature Politics in literature United States Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book ISBN 9789004293250 9004293256

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