Ethnicity and the American short story [electronic resource] / edited by Julie Brown.
How do different ethnic groups approach the short story form? Do different groups develop culture-related themes? Do oral traditions within a particular culture shape the way in which written stories are told? Why does ""the community"" loom so large in ethnic stories? How do suc...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Garland Pub.,
1997.
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| Series: | Garland reference library of the humanities ;
v. 1940. Garland reference library of the humanities. Wellesley studies in critical theory, literary history, and culture ; v. 16. |
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| Summary: | How do different ethnic groups approach the short story form? Do different groups develop culture-related themes? Do oral traditions within a particular culture shape the way in which written stories are told? Why does ""the community"" loom so large in ethnic stories? How do such traditional forms as African American slave narratives or the Chinese talk-story shape the modern short story? Which writers of color should be added to the canon? Why have some minority writers been ignored for such a long time? How does a person of color write for white publishers, editors, and readers?Each. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xx, 252 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781134822225 1134822227 |