Race in Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man (Social Issues in Literature)

ISBN 10: 0737758112 ISBN 13: 9780737758115

Publisher: Greenhaven Press, 2011

Synopsis

Addressing topics such as black nationalism, racism, and identity, Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man, first published in 1952, has become a primary text in the discussion of racial politics and black identity in America. This compelling edition examines Ellison's Invisible Man through the lens of race, providing readers with a series of essays that expand upon topics such as black radicalism, racial justice, and sexual taboo, as it relates to the novel. The text also features contemporary perspectives on race, urging readers to link the themes of the text to the issues of the present.

Edition details

• Publisher: Greenhaven Press
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0737758112
• ISBN 13: 9780737758115
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 168
• Editor: Mitchell Haugen Hayley