Modernism - Literary Movements, Literary Criticism - General & Miscellaneous, African American History - Social Aspects, 20th Century American Literature - General & Miscellaneous - Literary Criticism, 20th Century American Literature - Post WWII - Litera
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Overview
"From Richard Wright to Toni Morrison: Ethics in Modern and Postmodern American Narrative studies the relationship of literature to contemporary ethical problems. Focusing on southern and Africa American writers, this book employs theoretical approaches from ethnicity studies, regional criticism, and postcolonial theory. It intends to insert a reading of ethics into the critical study of fictional and nonfictional narratives by Richard Wright, James Agee, Flannery O'Connor, Ernest J. Gaines, Walker Percy, Richard Ford, Toni Morrison, and other modern and postmodern American writers."--BOOK JACKET.Editorials
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Folks (literature, Doshisha U., Japan) explores the relationship between literature and contemporary ethical problems, focusing on southern US and African American writers, his special interest. Deploying theoretical approaches from ethnicity studies, regional criticism, and postcolonial theory, he inserts a reading of ethics in the critical study of fictional and nonfictional narratives. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
May 1, 2001
Publisher
New York : P. Lang, c2001.
Pages
199
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780820451053