The Black American short story in the 20th century : a collection of critical essays / ed. by Peter Bruck.

Contributor(s):

Bruck, Peter

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Amsterdam : Grüner, 1977.Description: 1 online resource (vii, 209 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9789027272621
902727262X
1283903377
9781283903370

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Black American short story in the 20th century.DDC classification:

813/.01 22

LOC classification:

PS153.N5 B54 1977eb

Other classification:

HU 1728
HU 1820

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Contents:

Black American short fiction in the 20th century: problems of audience, and the evolution of artistic stances and themes / Peter Bruck -- Charles Waddell Chesnutt, The sheriff's children (1889) / Hartmut K. Selke -- Paul Laurence Dunbar, The scapegoat (1904) / John Wakefield -- Jean Toomer, Fern (1922) / Udo O.H. Jung -- Langston Hughes, The blues I'm playing (1934) / Peter Bruck -- Chester Himes, A nigger (1937) / Maureen Liston -- Richard Wright, Fire and cloud (1938) / Wolfgang Karrer -- Ralph Ellison, King of the bingo game (1944) / Willi Real -- William Melvin Kelley, The poker party (1961) / David Galloway -- John A. Williams, Son in the afternoon (1962) / Peter Freese -- Ernest J. Gaines, A long day in November (1963) / Barbara Puschmann-Nalenz -- James Baldwin, Going to meet the man (1965) / Peter Freese -- Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones), The alternative (1965) / John Wakefield.

Summary: This volume is a collection of essays on black short stories written between 1998 and 1976. It aims to say something about the black short story as a genre and the development of the racial situation in America as well. The primary aim is to introduce the reader to this long neglected genre of black fiction. In contrast to the black novel, the short story has hardly been given extensive criticism, let alone serious attention. The individual essays of this collection aim at presenting new points of critical orientation in the hope of reviving and fostering further discussions. They provide a va.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-207).

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This volume is a collection of essays on black short stories written between 1998 and 1976. It aims to say something about the black short story as a genre and the development of the racial situation in America as well. The primary aim is to introduce the reader to this long neglected genre of black fiction. In contrast to the black novel, the short story has hardly been given extensive criticism, let alone serious attention. The individual essays of this collection aim at presenting new points of critical orientation in the hope of reviving and fostering further discussions. They provide a va.

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