Title Ulysses in Black : Ralph Ellison, classicism, and African American literature / Patrice D. Rankine

Published Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, ©2006

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Description 1 online resource (254 pages) Series Wisconsin studies in classics Wisconsin studies in classics. Contents Prologue: preparing for the journey of Ulysses in black -- Classica Africana: the nascent study of black classicism -- From eurocentrism to black classicism -- Birth of a hero: the poetics and politics of Ulysses in classic literature -- Ulysses lost on racial frontiers: the limits of classicism in the modern world -- The new negro Ulysses: classicism in African American literature as a return from the black (w)hole -- Ralph Ellison's black American Ulysses -- "Ulysses alone in Polly-what's-his-name's cave": Ralph Ellison and the uses of myth -- Ulysses in black: lynching, dismemberment, dionysiac rites -- Ulysses (re)journeying home: bridging the divide between Black Studies and the classics Summary "In this work, Patrice D. Rankine asserts that the classics need not be a mark of Eurocentrism, as they have long been considered. Instead, the classical tradition can be part of a self-conscious, prideful approach to African American culture, esthetics, and identity. Ulysses in Black demonstrates that, similar to their white counterparts, African American authors have been students of classical languages, literature, and mythologies by such writers as Homer, Euripides, and Seneca." "Ulysses in Black closely analyzes classical themes (the nature of love and its relationship to the social, Dionysus in myth as a parallel to the black protagonist in the American scene, misplaced Ulyssean manhood) as seen in the works of such African American writers as Ralph Ellison, Toni Morrison, and Countee Cullen. Rankine finds that the merging of a black esthetic with the classics - contrary to expectations throughout American culture - has often been a radical addressing of concerns including violence against blacks, racism, and oppression. Ultimately, this unique study of black classicism becomes an exploration of America's broader cultural integrity, one that is inclusive and historic."--Jacket Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-236) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Ellison, Ralph -- Criticism and interpretation SUBJECT Ellison, Ralph fast Odysseus, King of Ithaca (Mythological character) fast Subject American literature -- African American authors -- History and criticism American literature -- African American authors -- Greek influences American literature -- African American authors -- Classical influences Odysseus (Greek mythology) in literature Mythology, Classical, in literature. Classicism in literature. Comparative literature -- Modern and classical. LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General. Literature American literature -- African American authors Classicism in literature Comparative literature -- Modern and classical Mythology, Classical, in literature Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book LC no. 2006008598 ISBN 9780299220037 0299220036 9786612270321 6612270322

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