| Description |
1 online resource (217 pages) |
| Contents |
THE BLACK AMERICAN SHORT STORY IN THE 20TH CENTURY; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; PREFACE; BLACK AMERICAN SHORT FICTION IN THE 20TH CENTURY Problems of Audience, and the Evolution of Artistic Stances and Themes; NOTES; CHARLES WADDELL CHESNUTT THE SHERIFF'S CHILDREN(1889); NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR THE SCAPEGOAT(1904); NOTES; JEAN TOOMER FERN (1922); NOTES; ADDITIONAL SOURCES; LANGSTON HUGHES THE BLUES I'M PLAYING(1934); NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CHESTER HIMES A NIGGER(1937); NOTES; PRIMARY SOURCES; SECONDARY SOURCES; RICHARD WRIGHT FIRE AND CLOUD(1938); NOTES |
| Summary |
This volume is a collection of essays on black short stories written between 1998 and 1976. It aims to say something about the black short story as a genre and the development of the racial situation in America as well. The primary aim is to introduce the reader to this long neglected genre of black fiction. In contrast to the black novel, the short story has hardly been given extensive criticism, let alone serious attention. The individual essays of this collection aim at presenting new points of critical orientation in the hope of reviving and fostering further discussions. They provide a va |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Short stories, American -- History and criticism
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American fiction -- African American authors.
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Short stories, American
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789027272621 |
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902727262X |
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