Lynching in American Literature and Journalism is a collection of historical and critical discussions of lynching in America that reflects the shameful, unmoral policies of lynching. Through twelve essays, the book explores writing about lynching as an American tragedy.
Lynching in American Literature and Journalism is a collection of historical and critical discussions of lynching in America that reflects the shameful, unmoral policies of lynching. Through twelve essays, the book explores writing about lynching as an American tragedy.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Yoshinobu Hakutani is professor of English emeritus and university distinguished scholar at Kent State University in Ohio.
Inhaltsangabe
Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter One: The 'Girl-Reporter' Confronts the Lynch Mob: Miriam Michaelson's A Yellow Journalist Debbie Lelekis Chapter Two: Theodore Dreiser's 'Nigger Jeff': The Development of an Aesthetic Donald Pizer Chapter Three: Theodore Dreiser's 'Nigger Jeff,' "Richard Wright's 'Big Boy Leaves Home,' and Lynching Michael Sanders Chapter Four: Lynching as an American Tragedy in Theodore Dreiser's Literary Works Kiyohiko Murayama Chapter Five: Faulkner on Lynching Neil R. McMillen and Noel Polk Chapter Six: Lynching in Richard Wright's 'Big Boy Leaves Home" Toru Kiuchi Chapter Seven: "Lynching in Modern American Short Stories and Sexual Crime in Classic Myth" Yoshinobu Hakutani Chapter Eight: The Southern Ritual of Lynching in Faulkner's Light in August and Ellison's Three Days before the Shooting Robert Butler Chapter Nine: The Electric Execution of Bigger Thomas in Richard Wright's Native Son Yoshinobu Hakutani Chapter Ten: Lynching as Surrealism: Leon Forrest's "The Vision" Keith Byerman Chapter Eleven: "Lynching in African American Poetry Toru Kiuchi Chapter Twelve: Depictions of Racial Violence in the Work of Paul Laurence Dunbar Debbie Lelekis About the Contributors
Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter One: The 'Girl-Reporter' Confronts the Lynch Mob: Miriam Michaelson's A Yellow Journalist Debbie Lelekis Chapter Two: Theodore Dreiser's 'Nigger Jeff': The Development of an Aesthetic Donald Pizer Chapter Three: Theodore Dreiser's 'Nigger Jeff,' "Richard Wright's 'Big Boy Leaves Home,' and Lynching Michael Sanders Chapter Four: Lynching as an American Tragedy in Theodore Dreiser's Literary Works Kiyohiko Murayama Chapter Five: Faulkner on Lynching Neil R. McMillen and Noel Polk Chapter Six: Lynching in Richard Wright's 'Big Boy Leaves Home" Toru Kiuchi Chapter Seven: "Lynching in Modern American Short Stories and Sexual Crime in Classic Myth" Yoshinobu Hakutani Chapter Eight: The Southern Ritual of Lynching in Faulkner's Light in August and Ellison's Three Days before the Shooting Robert Butler Chapter Nine: The Electric Execution of Bigger Thomas in Richard Wright's Native Son Yoshinobu Hakutani Chapter Ten: Lynching as Surrealism: Leon Forrest's "The Vision" Keith Byerman Chapter Eleven: "Lynching in African American Poetry Toru Kiuchi Chapter Twelve: Depictions of Racial Violence in the Work of Paul Laurence Dunbar Debbie Lelekis About the Contributors
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