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Passing in the Works of Charles W. Chesnutt (Hardcover): Susan Prothro Wright, Ernestine Pickens Glass Passing in the Works of Charles W. Chesnutt (Hardcover)
Susan Prothro Wright, Ernestine Pickens Glass
R1,523 Discovery Miles 15 230 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"Passing in the Works of Charles W. Chesnutt" is a collection that reevaluates Chesnutt's deft manipulation of the "passing" theme to expand understanding of the author's fiction and nonfiction. Nine contributors apply a variety of theories---including intertextual, signifying/discourse analysis, narratological, formal, psychoanalytical, new historical, reader response, and performative frameworks---to add richness to readings of Chesnutt's works. Together the essays provide convincing evidence that "passing" is an intricate, essential part of Chesnutt's writing, and that it appears in all the genres he wielded: journal entries, speeches, essays, and short and long fiction.

The essays engage with each other to display the continuum in Chesnutt's thinking as he began his writing career and established his sense of social activism, as evidenced in his early journal entries. Collectively, the essays follow Chesnutt's works as he proceeded through the Jim Crow era, honing his ability to manipulate his mostly white audience through the astute, though apparently self-effacing, narrator, Uncle Julius, of his popular conjure tales. Chesnutt's ability to subvert audience expectations is equally noticeable in the subtle irony of his short stories. Several of the collection's essays address Chesnutt's novels, including "Paul Marchand, F.M.C.," "Mandy Oxendine," "The House Behind the Cedars," and "Evelyn's Husband." The volume opens up new paths of inquiry into a major African American writer's oeuvre.

Passing in the Works of Charles W. Chesnutt (Paperback): Susan Prothro Wright, Ernestine Pickens Glass Passing in the Works of Charles W. Chesnutt (Paperback)
Susan Prothro Wright, Ernestine Pickens Glass
R944 Discovery Miles 9 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"Passing in the Works of Charles W. Chesnutt" is a collection that reevaluates Chesnutt's deft manipulation of the "passing" theme to expand understanding of the author's fiction and nonfiction. Nine contributors apply a variety of theories--including intertextual, signifying/discourse analysis, narratological, formal, psychoanalytical, new historical, reader response, and performative frameworks--to add richness to readings of Chesnutt's works. Together the essays provide convincing evidence that "passing" is an intricate, essential part of Chesnutt's writing, and that it appears in all the genres he wielded: journal entries, speeches, essays, and short and long fiction.The essays engage with each other to display the continuum in Chesnutt's thinking as he began his writing career and established his sense of social activism, as evidenced in his early journal entries. Collectively, the essays follow Chesnutt's works as he proceeded through the Jim Crow era, honing his ability to manipulate his mostly white audience through the astute, though apparently self-effacing, narrator, Uncle Julius, of his popular conjure tales. Chesnutt's ability to subvert audience expectations is equally noticeable in the subtle irony of his short stories. Several of the collection's essays address Chesnutt's novels, including "Paul Marchand, F.M.C., Mandy Oxendine, The House Behind the Cedars, " and "Evelyn's Husband." The volume opens up new paths of inquiry into a major African American writer's oeuvre.

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