Charles W. Chesnutt and the Fictions of Race |
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| Author:
| McWilliams, Dean |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8203-2435-7 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2002 |
| Publisher: | University of Georgia Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $46.95 |
Book Description:
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Looking anew at Chesnutt's public and private writings and his well-known and recently rediscovered works, McWilliams explores Chesnutt's distinctive contribution to American culture: how his stories and novels challenge our dominant cultural narratives-particularly their underlying assumptions about race.
Looking anew at Chesnutt's public and private writings and his well-known and recently rediscovered works, McWilliams explores Chesnutt's distinctive contribution to American culture: how his stories and novels challenge our dominant cultural narratives-particularly their underlying assumptions about race.