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9780719057625

Beginning Ethnic American Literatures

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  • ISBN13:

    9780719057625

  • ISBN10:

    0719057620

  • Format: Trade Book
  • Copyright: 2001-06-23
  • Publisher: Manchester University Press
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Summary

This introductory book examines the work of ethnic writers, and the cultural contexts, and literary traditions in which their work is situated. The book is divided into four sections--African American, Asian American, Chicano/a, and Native American--each of which offer an overview of the tradition, a discussion of critical theoretical issues, and essays on individual novels. Discussed are the works of Toni Morrison, Sherman Alexie, Sandra Cisneros, and Maxine Hong Kingston, among others.

Author Biography

Helena Grice is Lecturer in American Studies at the University of Wales, Aberystwth.

Candida Hepworth is Lecturer in American Studies at the University of Wales, Swansea.

Maria Laudet is Lecturer in American Studies at the University of Sussex.

Martin Padget is Lecturer in American Studies at the University of Wales, Aberystwth.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements vii
Introduction
1(9)
Maria Lauret
Native American fiction
10(54)
Martin Padget
Overview and antecedents: the evolution of Native American fiction
10(11)
Native American fiction and recent literary theory
21(4)
Case studies: three important works of Native American fiction
25(34)
Investigating further
59(1)
Annotated short bibliography
60(4)
African American fiction
64(69)
Maria Lauret
Overview and antecedents: the evolution of African American fiction
64(21)
African American fiction and recent literary theory
85(14)
Case studies: three important works of African American fiction
99(26)
Investigating further
125(3)
Annotated short bibliography
128(5)
Asian American fiction
133(56)
Helena Grice
Overview and antecedents: the evolution of Asian American fiction
133(16)
Asian American fiction and recent literary theory
149(8)
Case studies: three important works of Asian American fiction
157(27)
Investigating further
184(1)
Annotated short bibliography
185(4)
Chicano/ a fiction
189(56)
Candida Hepworth
Overview and antecedents: the evolution of Chicano/ a fiction
189(14)
Chicano/a literature and recent literary theory
203(9)
Case studies: three important works of Chicano / a fiction
212(25)
Investigating further
237(2)
Annotated short bibliography
239(6)
Index 245

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