John Edgar Wideman and modernity : a critical dialogue

"In this book, Michel Feith positions John Edgar Wideman as a major critic of western modernity within African American literature. Feith presents Wideman's case against ghettoization, prisons, and the diasporic sense of history that emerges in his novels in unique and complex ways. Feith...

Description complète

Enregistré dans:
Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal : Feith Michel (Auteur)
Format : Livre
Langue : anglais
Titre complet : John Edgar Wideman and modernity : a critical dialogue / Michel Feith
Édition : First edition.
Publié : Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press , [2018]
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (269 p.)
Contenu : Introduction: modernity and its discontents. "A terrible denying of the light": the dialectic of enlightenment in The cattle killing. The prison-house of modernity. Are all (hi)stories true? the archival game. Are all (hi)stories true? historiography and fiction. African tropisms: the haunting presence of origins
Sujets :

BU Lettres

Informations d'exemplaires de BU Lettres
Cote Prêt Statut
Salle A (RDC) Anglais 813 WID F Empruntable Disponible
Salle A (RDC) Anglais 813 WID F Empruntable Emprunté
Date de retour 14/06/2024