A Case of Mis-Taken Identity - Detective Undercurrents in Recent African American Fiction

The detective story, staple of Western popular culture, has undergone a transformation in recent African American fiction. In the work of Ishmael Reed, Toni Morrison, and Ralph Ellison, among others, a pattern of detection emerges which has its roots in African mythology and aesthetics. The traditionally marginal figure of the victim here takes center stage, and the investigation focuses not on "whodunit?" but on how to undo it: how to invalidate the victimization by resurrecting the victim as a fully autonomous, de-marginalized figure.

Info autore

The Author: Helen Lock is an assistant professor of English at Northeast Louisiana University. She received her B.A. from the University of Liverpool, England, and her Ph.D. from the University of Virginia. She has previously published on Ishmael Reed and other contemporary American writers.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Helen Lock
• Editore: Peter Lang
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.01.1994
• EAN: 9780820423821
• ISBN: 978-0-8204-2382-1
• Pagine: 147
• Peso: 400 g
• Serie: Studies on Themes and Motifs in Literature; Studies on Themes and Motifs in Literature
• Categorie: Libri scolastici > Corsi per adulti / università popolare > Materiali per università popolare / materiali per corsi di lingua; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Analisi delle strutture sociali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese