Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man

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Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man A Reference Guide

Michael D. Hill, Lena M. Hill

Book Code: GR3465

ISBN: 0-313-33465-X

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-33465-8

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208 pages, n/a

Greenwood Press

Publication: 1/30/2008

List Price: $55.00 (UK Sterling Price: £31.95)

Availability: In Stock

Media Type: Hardcover

Also Available: Ebook

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Series Title: Greenwood Guides to Multicultural Literature

Reviews:

Unlike other reference guides that mainly deal with plot and character development, this book....gives an in-depth and focused overview of Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man. For both educator and student, high school and up, this guide will prove invaluable as it discusses more traditional forms of rhetoric employed by Ellison and engages with contemporary theoretical arguments as well. Biographical information is included along with quotes from the author revealing his philosophy of writing-which encompasses the author's responsibility to raise social consciousness and create more than a work of art. Because Ellison alludes to race issues that stretch prior to and, in many ways, beyond his own time, historical information is presented to provide contextual awareness of past and present experiences of Black Americans. Each chapter is followed by a works cited, and a bibliography and an index ends the book.
—MultiCultural Review Fall 2008

Description: Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man is one of the most widely read works of African American literature. Ellison's novel was published at the onset of the civil rights movement in 1953, and it reflects the enduring concerns of that era. It is also an artistically and ideologically complex work, and students often find it challenging as well as compelling. This book gives students an insightful overview of the novel and its contexts. The volume offers a detailed summary of the plot of Invisible Man as well as a discussion of its origin. It additionally considers the social, historical, and political contexts informing Ellison's work, along with the themes and issues Ellison addresses. It explores Ellison's literary art and surveys the novel's critical reception. Students will value this book for what it says about Invisible Man as well as for its illumination of enduring social concerns.

LC Card Number: 2007037492

LCC Class: PS3555

Dewey Class: 813

PDF Catalogs:
Greenwood Spring Reference 2008.pdf	Academic Library Fall 2008.pdf
Greenwood Multicultural Spring 2008.pdf	Greenwood School and Public Library Reference Spring 2008.pdf
Greenwood Literature Spring 2008.pdf


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