Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man : A Reference Guide Hardback
by Michael D. Hill, Lena M. Hill
Part of the Greenwood Guides to Multicultural Literature series
Hardback
Description
Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man is one of the most widely read works of African American literature.
This book gives students a thorough yet concise introduction to the novel.
Included are chapters on the creation of the novel, its plot, its historical and social contexts, the themes and issues it addresses, Ellison's literary style, and the critical reception of the work.
Students will welcome this book as a guide to the novel and the concerns it raises. 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.
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:208 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication Date:30/01/2008
- Category:
- ISBN:9780313334658
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:208 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication Date:30/01/2008
- Category:
- ISBN:9780313334658