African American literature of the twenty-first century and the Black Arts : the case of John Edgar Wideman / Stephen Casmier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Casmier, Stephen, 1961- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wideman, John Edgar--Criticism and interpretation.

Wideman, John Edgar.

African Americans in literature.

Black Arts movement.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvii, 201 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2021]

Summary:

"The six novels that John Edgar Wideman wrote from 1987 to 2017 enable reassessment of the quarantining of the Black Arts movement by African American literary history. These works transform the novel into a charm or functional tool of the black arts, taking writing beyond the act of written representation"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Wideman, Contemporary Writers, and the Black Arts

Reuben and the Sorcerer

Philadelphia Fire and the Art of Bundling the Inchoate

The Cattle Killing and the Art of the Slavery Narrative Conjure

Two Cities and the Art of Breaking Writing's "Spell"

Fanon and the Art of Spiritualizing Narrative

Writing to Save a Life and the Art of Hagiography as Possessed Text (Texto Montado)

Conclusion: A "Very Igbo Understanding"

Works cited

Appendix: Interview with John Edgar Wideman, June 2019: Keeping the Language of Fiction Alive.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-7936-1461-X

OCLC:

1257315703