Richard Wright's Art of tragedy / by Joyce Ann Joyce.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Joyce, Joyce Ann, 1949-

Contributor:

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wright, Richard, 1908-1960. Native son.

Wright, Richard.

African American men in literature.

Tragic, The, in literature.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xvii pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 129 pages, 3 unnumbered pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, 1986.

Contents:

Prologue

The Critical Background and a New Perspective

Setting and Structure: The Cosmology of Bigger's World

Characterization and Point of View: The Tragic Hero

Technique: The Figurative Web

The Unity of Book 3: A Synthesis of the Theme

Epilogue.

Notes:

"First edition, 1986."

"Jacket and book design by Joanna Hill."

Includes bibliographical references (pages [121]-125) and index.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.

Banks Collection copy: dustjacket retained.

ISBN:

0877451486

OCLC:

13334294