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The Quest of the Silver Fleece - The Oxford W. E. B. Du Bois, Volume 14 (Hardcover)
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The Quest of the Silver Fleece - The Oxford W. E. B. Du Bois, Volume 14 (Hardcover)
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W. E. B. Du Bois was a public intellectual, sociologist, and
activist on behalf of the African American community. He profoundly
shaped black political culture in the United States through his
founding role in the NAACP, as well as internationally through the
Pan-African movement. Du Bois's sociological and historical
research on African-American communities and culture broke ground
in many areas, including the history of the post-Civil War
Reconstruction period. Du Bois was also a prolific author of
novels, autobiographical accounts, innumerable editorials and
journalistic pieces, and several works of history. Arguably a
contender for the Great American Novel, The Quest of the Silver
Fleece is W. E. B. Du Bois's powerful first novel about Zora, a
determined, strong Southern black woman who seeks to transcend race
and social class in the late nineteenth century. Following the same
path of the Greek myth after which it was named, Du Bois's novel
confronts not only economic and political circumstances, but also
racial and social issues of the time. Over a century after its
original publication, we return to The Quest again and again for
its political boldness about sexual, gender, and economic
institutions. Zora, a breakthrough in the portrayal of black women,
stands as a model of courage in a volatile moment in history. The
novel portrays not only a story of economics but also of love,
gender, and race. With a series introduction by editor Henry Louis
Gates, Jr., and an introduction by William L. Andrews, this edition
is essential for anyone interested in African American history.
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