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To be suddenly white literary realism and racial passing
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Title
To be suddenly white [electronic resource] : literary realism and racial passing / Steven J. Belluscio.
ISBN
0826216196 (alk. paper)
Published
Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2006.
Physical Description
xi, 288 p. ; 24 cm.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale Community.
Notes
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2006. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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Summary
"Explores the challenges of subjective passing narratives written during the height of literary realism. Discusses racial and ethnic differences, assimilation, passing, and identity by comparing African-American narratives of James Johnson, Nella Larson, and George Schuyler and "white" ethnic (Jewish-American and Italian-American) narratives by Mary Antin, Anzia Yezierska, and Guido d'Agostino"--Provided by publisher.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 29, 2006
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-275) and index.
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