The Marrow of Tradition

Informationen zum Autor Charles W. Chesnutt and Edited By Nancy Bentley and Sandra Gunning Klappentext A 1901 novel about racial conflict in a Southern town, this edition of Marrow of Tradition explores caste, gender, and race after Reconstruction along with postbellum laws and lynching, and the 1898 Wilmington riot to highlight the culture of segregation experienced in this time. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART ONE: THE MARROW OF TRADITION: The Complete Text Introduction: Cultural and Historical Background Chronology of Chesnutt's Life and Times A Note on the Text The Marrow of Tradition [1001 Houghton Mifflin edition] PART TWO: THE MARROW OF TRADITION: Cultural Contexts Caste, Race and Gender After Reconstruction Law and Lawlessness The Wilmington Riot Segregation as Culture: Etiquette, Spectacle, and Fiction

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Nancy Bentley, Charles Chesnutt, Charles W. Chesnutt, Sandra Gunning
• Editore: Palgrave UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.05.2003
• EAN: 9780312194062
• ISBN: 978-0-312-19406-2
• Categoria: Narrativa > Romanzi