Shadowing Ralph Ellison by John S Wright

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Traces Ralph Ellison's intellectual and aesthetic development and the evolution of his cultural philosophy throughout his long career. The book explores Ellison's published fiction, his criticism and correspondence, and his passionate exchanges with - and impact on - other literary intellectuals during the Cold War 1950s and during the culture wars of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.

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Shadowing Ralph Ellison by John S Wright

Traces Ralph Ellison's intellectual and aesthetic development and the evolution of his cultural philosophy throughout his long career. The book explores Ellison's published fiction, his criticism and correspondence, and his passionate exchanges with - and impact on - other literary intellectuals during the Cold War 1950s and during the culture wars of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.
John Wright is associate professor of African American and African studies and English at the University of Minnesota and is faculty scholar for the Archie Givens, Sr., Collection of African American Literature and Life. He coedited, with Michael S. Harper, A Ralph Ellison Festival (a special volume of the Carleton Miscellany).
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ISBN 13 9781604735451
ISBN 10 1604735457
Title Shadowing Ralph Ellison
Author John S Wright
Series Margaret Walker Alexander Series In African American Studies
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher University Press of Mississippi
Year published 2010-03-30
Number of pages 277
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.