Jesting in earnest : Percival Everett and Menippean satire / Derek C. Maus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maus, Derek C., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Everett, Percival--Criticism and interpretation.

Everett, Percival.

Satire, American--History and criticism.

Satire, American.

Satire--Classical influences.

Satire.

American literature--Classical influences.

American literature.

African American authors--Biography.

African American authors.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Biographies.

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Satire.

Physical Description:

185 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Columbia, South Carolina : The University of South Carolina Press, [2019]

Summary:

"When writing about Percival Everett, it has become customary to begin with a caveat that the conspicuous variety within his body of work will inherently frustrate any attempts at definitive classification. This selection of texts spans nearly the full length of Everett's career as a writer and includes his most popular works as well as some of his more obscure ones. It is intended as a sampling of the whole, not a ranked list; one should not infer from the emphasis on these fourteen works that Everett's remaining sixteen books are necessarily of lesser significance or lesser quality"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

An overview of Everett's life and career

Everett and Menippean satire

Five exemplary Menippean satires

Menippean satire through tonal multiplicity

The Menippean west

Conclusion : a post-soul (but not post-racial) postscript.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Maus, Derek C. Jesting in earnest.

ISBN:

9781611179620

1611179629

OCLC:

1048090317