Shadowing Ralph Ellison /
In 1952, Ralph Ellison (1914-1994) published his novel Invisible Man, which transformed the dynamics of American literature. The novel won the National Book Award, extended the themes of his early short stories, and dramatized in fictional form the cultural theories expressed in his later essay coll...
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| Language: | English |
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Jackson :
University Press of Mississippi,
2006
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Margaret Walker Alexander series in African American studies.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments; Chronology of Ralph Ellison's Life, Contacts, and of Relevant Events; Prologue: Orienting Metaphors for a Metaphysical Manhunt; Chapter One: Dedicated Dreamer, Consecrated Acts: Shadowing Ellison; Chapter Two: The Conscious Hero and the Rites of Man: Ellison's War; Chapter Three: Ellison's Spiritual Technologies; Chapter Four: The Man of Letters and the Unending Conversation; Epilogue: The Last Gestalt: Ellison's Unfinished Business; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
