![]() | Charles W. Chesnutt and the Fictions of Race Subjects: African Americans -- Race identity.; Chesnutt Charles W. -- (Charles Waddell) -- 1858-1932 -- Criticism and interpretation.; Chesnutt Charles W. -- (Charles Waddell) -- 1858-1932 -- Views on race.; Charles Chesnutt (1858-1932) was the first African American writer of fiction to win the attention and approval of America's literary establishment. Looking anew at Chesnutt's public and private writings, his fiction and nonfiction, and his well-known and recently rediscovered works, Dean McWilliams explores Chesnutt's distinctive contribution to American culture: how his stories and novels challenge our dominant cultural narratives--particularly their underlying assumptions about race. Dean McWilliams is J. Richard Hamilton/Baker and Hostetler Professor of Humanities and professor of English at Ohio University. |
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