"Race," writing, and difference / edited by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gates, Henry Louis, Jr.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Racism in literature.

Sexism in literature.

Physical Description:

422 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1986.

Summary:

A classic of cultural criticism, "Race," Writing, and Difference provides a broad introduction to the idea of "race" as a meaningful category in the study of literature and the shaping of critical theory. This collection demonstrates the variety of critical approaches through which one may discuss the complexities of racial "otherness" in various modes of discourse. Now, fifteen years after their first publication, these essays have managed to escape the cliches associated with the race-class-gender trinity of '80s criticism, and remain a provocative overview of the complex interplay between race, writing, and difference.

Notes:

"The essays ... originally appeared in two issues of Critical inquiry: Autumn 1985 (vol. 12, no. 1) and Autumn 1986 (vol. 13, no. 1)"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographies and index.

ISBN:

0226284352

0226284344

OCLC:

13334320