Global Ralph Ellison : aesthetics and politics beyond US borders / [edited by] Tessa Roynon, Marc C. Conner.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Roynon, Tessa, editor.

Conner, Marc C., 1965- editor.

Series:

Race and resistance across borders in the long twentieth century ; v. 6.

Race and resistance across borders in the long twentieth century, 2297-2552 ; vol 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ellison, Ralph.

Aesthetics in literature.

Politics in literature.

Art appreciation.

African American authors--20th century--History and criticism.

African American authors.

American literature--African American authors--20th century--History and criticism.

American literature.

Ellison, Ralph--Criticism and interpretation.

Ellison, Ralph--Appreciation.

Criticism and interpretation.

American literature--African American authors.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

vi, 314 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Peter Lang, [2021]

Summary:

"This essay collection views the work of Ralph Ellison through a transnational lens. It examines how and why this avowedly 'American' author both read widely, himself, in international literature, and has in turn been widely read outside the borders of the USA. How did Ellison's encounters with the Cambridge Ritualists, with Ovid, with Dostoevsky and with Henry James shape both the aesthetics and the politics of his own work? And what is the relationship between Invisible Man and the complex and always-evolving political and cultural contexts of South Africa, of the USSR and Russia, of Germany and of Japan since World War II? Contributors from seven different countries, based in Asia, Africa, Europe and the USA, deploysignificant archival research in Ellison's person library and in the translation and reception histories of his iconic first novel. This study of the world in Ellison and Ellison in the world initiates an important new approach in Ellison studies, illuminating hitherto hidden dimensions of the man and his work"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I The World in Ellison: Migratory Intertexts

1. Ralph Ellison and the Divergent African American Claims on Henry James / Sam Halliday

2. Ellison's Appropriation of Jane Ellen Harrison's Themis: From Sacrifice to Sacrament / Bryan Crable

3. Ralph Ellison and the Metamorphoses of Ovid: Transformative Allusions / Tessa Roynon

4. Ellison and Dostoevsky: A Critical Reassessment of the Aesthetics and Politics / Stephen Rachman

pt. II Ellison in the World: Translations and Receptions

5. (In)visible Man: Tracing Ralph Ellison's Legacy to South Africa / Aretha Phiri

6. Ralph Ellison in the USSR and Post-Soviet Russia: `Hidden Name and Complex Fate' / Olga Panova

7. Ellison in East and West Germany: Early Reception in a Divided Country / Nicole Lindenberg

8. Ralph Ellison and African American Literature in Post-World War II Japan: Making Blackness Visible / Raphael Lambert.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Global Ralph Ellison

ISBN:

9781789974942

1789974941

OCLC:

1191457963

Publisher Number:

99988585575