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Being and Race

by Charles Johnson
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For the first time in ebook, renowned scholar Charles Johnson's exploration of contemporary black literature and the meaning of the black experience as expressed through the writers Richard Wright, Jean Toomer, David Bradley, and others.
Charles Johnson approaches contemporary black literature through the lens of phenomenology. Drawing on such philosophers as Heidegger, Husserl, Satre, and Dufrenne, Johnson addresses the esthetic and epistemological questions surrounding the black experience as expressed by African American authors. In exploring the works of Wright, Toomer, Bradley, and many more, Being and Race enlarges our vision of what fiction's purpose is and how it arises from our common experiences.
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Publisher: Scribner

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  • Release date: September 10, 2013

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  • ISBN: 9781476760988
  • Release date: September 10, 2013

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  • ISBN: 9781476760988
  • File size: 4319 KB
  • Release date: September 10, 2013

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Literary Criticism Sociology Nonfiction

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English

For the first time in ebook, renowned scholar Charles Johnson's exploration of contemporary black literature and the meaning of the black experience as expressed through the writers Richard Wright, Jean Toomer, David Bradley, and others.
Charles Johnson approaches contemporary black literature through the lens of phenomenology. Drawing on such philosophers as Heidegger, Husserl, Satre, and Dufrenne, Johnson addresses the esthetic and epistemological questions surrounding the black experience as expressed by African American authors. In exploring the works of Wright, Toomer, Bradley, and many more, Being and Race enlarges our vision of what fiction's purpose is and how it arises from our common experiences.
Expand title description text
Literary Criticism Sociology Nonfiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Scribner

    Kindle Book
    Release date: September 10, 2013

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781476760988
    Release date: September 10, 2013

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781476760988
    File size: 4319 KB
    Release date: September 10, 2013

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  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English