New Essays on Go Down, Moses

Klappentext Go Down, Moses (1942) came to fruition during World War II, was written during one of Faulkner's most traumatic periods, and has fallen into critical neglect amid the vast scholarship on the great southern writer. In part, this collection aims to tilt the balance, forcing the reader beyond the critical commonplaces through asking challenging questions. The five essays assembled here explore the tensions of race and gender apparent throughout the novel. Judith Sensibar approaches the work through Faulkner's relationship with Caroline Barr, the black woman who was his primary caretaker in life; Judith Wittenberg offers an ecological reading, setting the work firmly within its chronological age; John T. Matthews redefines the novel as a "southern" experience; Minrose Gwin focuses on the spaces in the text occupied by black women characters; and Thadious M. Davis charts further complications of the black/white relationships that lie at the heart of the novel. Zusammenfassung Go Down! Moses(1942) came to fruition during the Second World War! was written during one of Faulkner's most traumatic periods! and has fallen to critical neglect amid the vast scholarship on the great Southern writer. The five essays assembled here explore the tensions of race and gender apparent throughout the novel. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction Linda Wagner-Martin; 2. Touching race in Go Down, Moses John T. Matthews; 3. Go Down, Moses and the discourse of environmentalism Judith Bryant Wittenberg; 4. Her shape, his hand: the spaces of African American women in Go Down, Moses Minrose Gwin; 5. Who wears the mask? memory, desire, and race in Go Down, Moses Judith L. Sensibar; 6. The game of courts: Go Down, Moses, arbitrary legalities, and compensatory boundaries Thadious M. Davis.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Linda Wagner-Martin, Linda (University of North Carolina Wagner-Martin
• Con la collaborazione di: Emory Elliot (Editore), Linda W. Martin (Editore), Linda Wagner-Martin (Editore), Linda Prof Wagner-Martin (Editore), Wagner-Martin Linda (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 13.06.1996
• EAN: 9780521454315
• ISBN: 978-0-521-45431-5
• Pagine: 172
• Serie: American Novel (Hardcover); The American Novel
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese; USA, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, American English, United States of America, USA, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form