Ralph Ellison and the raft of hope : a political companion to Invisible man / edited by Lucas E. Morel.

Other author Morel, Lucas E., 1964-
Format Book
Publication InfoLexington : University Press of Kentucky, 2004.
Descriptionxii, 249 pages ; 24 cm
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Subjects
Ellison, Ralph. Invisible man.
Ellison, Ralph--Political and social views.
Politics and literature--United States. --History. --20th century.
Political fiction, American--History and criticism.
African American men in literature.
African Americans in literature.

Contents Recovering the political artistry of Invisible man / Lucas E. Morel -- Affirming the principle / James Seaton -- Ralph Ellison on the tragi-comedy of citizenship / Danielle Allen -- Ralph Ellison's American democratic individualism / Lucas E. Morel -- Invisible man and Juneteenth : Ralph Ellison's literary pursuit of racial justice / Thomas S. Engeman -- Invisible man as 'a form of social power' : the evolution of Ralph Ellison's politics / William R. Nash -- Invisible man as literary analog to Brown v. Board of education / Alfred L. Brophy -- Ralph Ellison and the problem of cultural authority : the lessons of Little Rock / Kenneth W. Warren -- Ralph Ellison and the invisibility of the black intellectual : historical reflections on Invisible man / Charles 'Pete' Banner-Haley -- The litany of things : sacrament and history in Invisible man / Marc C. Conner -- Documenting turbulence : the dialectics of chaos in Invisible man / Herman Beavers -- The lingering question of personality and nation in Invisible man : 'and could politics ever be an expression of love?' / John F. Callahan.
Review "Ellison's relevance as a political novelist, essayist, and commentator did not end with the publication of Invisible Man or as the civil rights movement waned. This collection of essays demonstrates that Invisible Man deserves its place in the pantheon of great American novels and that Ellison should be regarded as an essential framer of recent American political thought. His conception of America's basic democratic project - strangers, bound together by common citizenship, crafting a vision for America's future and forging consensus on the path toward that goal - is especially valid in the new century as the nation struggles with divisions and contradictions unimagined during Ellison's lifetime." "The essays in Ralph Ellison and the Raft of Hope probe the political lessons of the landmark novel Invisible Man, in which Ellision reflects on the sacred ideals that set the American republic into motion."--Jacket.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 230-243) and index.
Digital Bookplate Bookplate for Gene and Susan Roberts
Other formsAlso issued online.
Acquisitions source Joyner Rare copy gift of Gene and Susan Roberts, 2016.
Issued in other formOnline version: Ralph Ellison and the raft of hope. Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, 2004
Genre/formCriticism, interpretation, etc.
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2003020611
ISBN0813123127 (hardcover ; acid-free paper)
ISBN9780813123127 (hardcover ; acid-free paper)

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