Kimberly W Benston

Black Configurations

The Ethos of "Tradition" from Sterling Brown to Toni Morrison, Volume I

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Produktbeschreibung

Black Configurations is the first volume of a three-volume study of African-American literary history, with special attention to the internal dialogues regarding concepts of "tradition," haunting, trauma, and re-vision. Texts studied extend from slave narratives to contemporary works, including both canonical and lesser-known instances of African-American expression.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 153mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781785278679
• ISBN-10: 1785278673
• Artikelnr.: 61445379

Autorenporträt

Kimberly W. Benston is Francis B. Gummere Professor of English and Africana Studies at Haverford College, where he has also served as Provost and President.

Inhaltsangabe

Volume I: Black Configurations: The Ethos of "Tradition" from Sterling Brown to Toni Morrison- Introduction: The Conceit of Tradition
Sterling Brown: Tradition as Vernacular "Lie"
Zora Neale Hurston: Tradition as Scene of Instruction
Ralph Ellison: Tradition as Tragicomic Encounter
Amiri Baraka
Tradition as the Changing Same
Larry Neal: Tradition as Kuntu Montage
Michael Harper: Tradition as Modal Improvisation
Toni Morrison: Tradition as Traumatic Re-Memory
Volume II: Black Hauntologies: Slavery, Modernity, and Spectral Re-Vision-Introduction: Haints of the Past
Spectral (Re)Origination: Modernity, Slavery, and Traumatic Enuncation
Spectral Revolution: Slavery, Modernity, and the Politics of Conversation
Spectral (Re)Vision: Photography, Archive, and Transgressive Illumination
Conclusion: Ghosts of the Future
Volume III: Black Refigurations: Facing, Naming, and Voicing-Pre-Face: Entering the Master's Book
(E)Facing: Topographical Visions
(Un)Naming: Transgressive Revisions
(Re)Voicing: Transformative Beginnings
Post-Script: Beyond the Copy-Book.