The Radical Fiction of Ann Petry:

Name: The Radical Fiction of Ann Petry:
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ISBN: 9780807150665

ISBN-10: 0807150665

ISBN-13: 9780807150665

Edition: 2013

Authors: Keith Clark

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This welcome study delivers a long-overdue analysis of the works of Ann Petry (1908-1997), a major mid-twentieth-century African American author. Primarily known as the sole female member of the "Wright School of Social Protest," Petry has been most recognized for her 1946 novel The Street, about a woman's struggle to raise her son in a hardscrabble Harlem neighborhood. Keith Clark moves beyond assessments of Petry as a sort of literary descendent of Richard Wright to acclaim her innovative approaches to gender performance, sexuality, and literary technique.Engaging a variety of disciplinary frameworks, including gothic criticism, masculinity and gender studies, queer theory, and…

Book details

List price: $40.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Louisiana State Univ Pr
Binding: Cloth Text
Pages: 264
Size: 5.75" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English