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Experts in the field from the US and Europe address some of the major issues in the genre: passing, the Protest novel, the Blues novel, and womanism among others. This Companion is full of fresh insights into the symbolic, aesthetic, and political function of canonical and non-canonical fiction. Chapters examine works by Ralph Ellison, Leon Forrest, Toni Morrison, Ishmael Reed, Alice Walker, John Edgar Wideman, and many others. They reflect a range of critical methods intended to prompt new and experienced readers to consider the African American novel as a cultural and literary act of extraordinary significance. This volume, including a chronology and guide to further reading, is an important resource for students and teachers alike.  \nCAMBRIDGE  \nCOMPANION TO  \nTHE AFRICAN AMERICAN NOVEL  \nEDITED BY  \nMARYEMMA GRAHAM  \nUniversity of Kansas  \ncambridge university press  \nCambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, São Paulo  \nCambridge University Press  \nThe Edinburgh Building, Cambridge cb2 2ru, UK  \nPublished in the United States of America by Cambridge University Press, New York [www.cambridge.org](www.cambridge.org)  \nInformation on this [title: www.cambridge.org/9780521815741](title: www.cambridge.org/9780521815741)  \n© Cambridge University Press 2004  \nThis publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provision of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press.  \nFirst published in print format 2004  \nisbn-13 978-0-511-22179-8 eBook (Adobe Reader)  \nisbn-10 0-511-22179-7 eBook (Adobe Reader)  \nisbn-13 978-0-521-81574-1 hardback isbn-10 0-521-81574-6 hardback  \nisbn-13 978-0-521-01637-7 paperback isbn-10 0-521-01637-1 paperback  \nCambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of urls for external or third-party internet websites referred to in this publication, and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate.  \nCONTENTS  \nList of contributors  \nChronology of major works and events, 1645–2000  \nIntroduction  \nmary emma graham  \nPart I: The long journey: the African American novel and history  \n1 Freeing the voice, creating the self: the novel and slavery christopher mulvey  \n2 Reconstructing the race: the novel after slavery  \nm . giulia fabi  \n3 The novel of the Negro Renaissance george hutchinson  \n4 Caribbean migration, ex-isles, and the New World novel giselle liza anatol  \nPart II: Search for a form: the New American novel  \n5 The neo-slave narrative ashraf h . a . rush dy  \n6 Coming of age in the African American novel claudine ray naud  \npage vii x  \n1  \n17  \n34  \n50  \n70  \n87  \n106  \ncontents  \n7 The blues novel 122 steven c . tracy  \n8 From modernism to postmodernism: black literature  \nat the crossroads 139  \nfritz gy sin  \n9 The African American novel and popular culture 156 susanne b . dietz el  \nPart III: African American voices: from margin to center  \n10 Everybody’s protest novel: the era of Richard Wright 173 jerry w. ward jr .  \n11 Finding common ground: Ralph Ellison and James Baldwin 189 herman beavers  \n12 American Neo-HooDooism: the novels of Ishmael Reed 203 pierre-damien mv u ye kure  \n13 Spaces for readers: the novels of Toni Morrison 221 marilyn mob ley m c kenzie  \n14 African American womanism: from Zora Neale Hurston  \nto Alice Walker 233  \nlovalerie king  \n15 Vernacular modernism in the novels of John Edgar  \nWideman and Leon Forrest 253  \nkeith by er man  \nBibliography 268  \nIndex 296  \nCONTRIBUTORS  \nThe editor is most grateful to Patty Jasper-Zellner for her tireless efforts in assisting with the preparation of this text.  \ngisel","cbCaivPGZ4neqQfU","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivPGZ4neqQfU","pdf",1733175,339,"English","# List of contributors\n# Chronology of major works and events, 1645–2000\n# Introduction\n## Part I: The long journey: the African American novel and history\n## Part II: Search for a form: the New American novel\n## Part III: African American voices: from margin to center\n# Bibliography\n# Index","[{\"question\":\"What topics does the volume cover about the African American novel?\",\"answer\":\"It examines major issues such as passing, the Protest novel, the Blues novel, and womanism, along with the symbolic, aesthetic, and political roles of both canonical and non-canonical fiction.\"},{\"question\":\"Which authors are discussed in the book’s chapters?\",\"answer\":\"Chapters address works by Ralph Ellison, Leon Forrest, Toni Morrison, Ishmael Reed, Alice Walker, John Edgar Wideman, and many others.\"},{\"question\":\"What supplementary materials does this companion include for readers?\",\"answer\":\"The volume includes a chronology of major works and events and a guide to further reading, serving students and teachers alike.\"}]","The Cambridge Companion to the African American Novel - edited by Maryemma Graham | PDF",1789986153,522]