The Marrow of Tradition by Charles W Chesnutt
This teaching edition of Charles W. Chesnutt's 1901 novel about racial conflict in a Southern US town features an extensive selection of materials that place the work in its historical context. Organized thematically, these materials explore: caste, gender and race after Reconstruction; postbellum laws and lynching; the 1898 Wilmington riot upon which the narrative is based; and the fin de siecle culture of segregation. The thematic sections are rich with documents such as letters, photographs, editorials, speeches, legal decisions, journalism and essays from leading periodicals of the era. The editors' introductions and selection headnotes provide additional background for understanding the mythology of race and Chesnutt's penetrating examination of its mechanisms and consequences.
NANCY BENTLEY, Department of English, University of Pennsylvania. SANDRA GUNNING, Department of English, University of Michigan.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780312194062 |
| ISBN 10 | 0312194064 |
| Title | The Marrow of Tradition |
| Author | Charles W Chesnutt |
| Series | Bedford Cultural Editions |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | St Martin's Press |
| Year published | 2002-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 512 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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