The Cambridge Companion to Ralph Ellison |
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| Editor:
| Posnock, Ross |
| Series title: | Cambridge Companions to Literature Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-82781-2 |
| Publication Date: | May 2005 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $107.00 |
Book Description:
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Ralph Ellison's 1952 novel Invisible Man is one of the most important and controversial novels in the American canon and remains widely read and studied. This Companion provides the most up-to-date introduction to this influential and significant novelist and critic and to his masterpiece. It features newly commissioned essays, a chronology and a guide to further reading. The essays recover the compelling urgency and relevance of Ellison's political and artistic vision. Students and...
More DescriptionRalph Ellison's 1952 novel Invisible Man is one of the most important and controversial novels in the American canon and remains widely read and studied. This Companion provides the most up-to-date introduction to this influential and significant novelist and critic and to his masterpiece. It features newly commissioned essays, a chronology and a guide to further reading. The essays recover the compelling urgency and relevance of Ellison's political and artistic vision. Students and scholars of Ellison and of American and African-American literature will find this an invaluable and accessible guide.