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Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man - (Greenwood Guides to Multicultural Literature) by Michael Hill & Lena Hill (Hardcover)

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  • Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man is one of the most widely read works of African American literature.
  • About the Author: Michael D. Hill is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Iowa.
  • 208 Pages
  • Literary Criticism, American
  • Series Name: Greenwood Guides to Multicultural Literature

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Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man is one of the most widely read works of African American literature. This book gives students a thorough yet concise introduction to the novel. Included are chapters on the creation of the novel, its plot, its historical and social contexts, the themes and issues it addresses, Ellison's literary style, and the critical reception of the work. Students will welcome this book as a guide to the novel and the concerns it raises.

The volume offers a detailed summary of the plot of Invisible Man as well as a discussion of its origin. It additionally considers the social, historical, and political contexts informing Ellison's work, along with the themes and issues Ellison addresses. It explores Ellison's literary art and surveys the novel's critical reception. Students will value this book for what it says about Invisible Man as well as for its illumination of enduring social concerns.



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Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man is one of the most widely read works of African American literature. This book gives students a thorough yet concise introduction to the novel. Included are chapters on the creation of the novel, its plot, its historical and social contexts, the themes and issues it addresses, Ellison's literary style, and the critical reception of the work. Students will welcome this book as a guide to the novel and the concerns it raises.

The volume offers a detailed summary of the plot of Invisible Man as well as a discussion of its origin. It additionally considers the social, historical, and political contexts informing Ellison's work, along with the themes and issues Ellison addresses. It explores Ellison's literary art and surveys the novel's critical reception. Students will value this book for what it says about Invisible Man as well as for its illumination of enduring social concerns.



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"Unlike other reference guides that mainly deal with plot and character development, this book . . . gives an in-depth and focused overview of Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man. For both educator and student, high school and up, this guide will prove invaluable as it discusses more traditional forms of rhetoric employed by Ellison and engages with contemporary theoretical arguments as well. Biographical information is included along with quotes from the author revealing his philosophy of writing-which encompasses the author's responsibility to raise social consciousness and create more than a work of art. Because Ellison alludes to race issues that stretch prior to and, in many ways, beyond his own time, historical information is presented to provide contextual awareness of past and present experiences of Black Americans. Each chapter is followed by a works cited, and a bibliography and an index ends the book." --MultiCultural Review



About the Author



Michael D. Hill is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Iowa. He was previously Assistant Professor of English at Wake Forest University.

Lena M. Hill is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Iowa. She was previously a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in the University Writing Program at Duke University.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.57 Inches (H) x 6.28 Inches (W) x .78 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.14 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 208
Genre: Literary Criticism
Sub-Genre: American
Series Title: Greenwood Guides to Multicultural Literature
Publisher: Greenwood
Theme: General
Format: Hardcover
Author: Michael Hill & Lena Hill
Language: English
Street Date: January 1, 2008
TCIN: 94450228
UPC: 9780313334658
Item Number (DPCI): 247-11-3759
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.78 inches length x 6.28 inches width x 9.57 inches height
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