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Synopsis
The work of one of the most formidable figures in American intellectual life."
-- Washington Post Book World
The seventeen essays collected in this volume prove that Ralph Ellison was not only one of America's most dazzlingly innovative novelists but perhaps also our most perceptive and iconoclastic commentator on matters of literature, culture, and race. In Going to the Territory, Ellison provides us with dramatically fresh readings of William Faulkner and Richard Wright, along with new perspectives on the music of Duke Ellington and the art of Romare Bearden. He analyzes the subversive quality of black laughter, the mythic underpinnings of his masterpiece Invisible Man, and the extent to which America's national identity rests on the contributions of African Americans. Erudite, humane, and resounding with humor and common sense, the result is essential Ellison.
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one of the most formidable figures in American intellectual life."
-- Washington Post Book World
The seventeen essays collected in this volume prove that Ralph Ellison was not only one of America's most dazzlingly innovative novelists but perhaps also our most perceptive and iconoclastic commentator on matters of literature, culture, and race. In Going to the Territory, Ellison provides us with dramatically fresh readings of William Faulkner and Richard Wright, along with new perspectives on the music of Duke Ellington and the art of Romare Bearden. He analyzes the subversive quality of black laughter, the mythic underpinnings of his masterpiece Invisible Man, and the extent to which America's national identity rests on the contributions of African Americans. Erudite, humane, and resounding with humor and common sense, the result is essential Ellison.
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A new book by the author of Invisible Man is always a welcome event. Like Ellison's Shadow and Act , this collection of essays, addresses, and reviews deals with topics in literature, music, and race relations. "Remembering Richard Wright," "Homage to Duke Ellington on His Birthday," and "What America Would Be Like Without the Blacks" are among the essays included. While most of these essays have appeared previously, reprinting them here is nevertheless useful. When read together, they resonate off one another, reinforcing Ellison's emphasis on what blacks and whites share rather than on their differences. Throughout, Ellison tries to view American culture as a cloth of one piece. His analysis of the growth of that culture, and of the dynamic interaction of the diverse elements within it, is perceptive and convincing. Highly recommended. William Gargan, Brooklyn Coll. Lib., CUNY
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Hardback. Condition: Good. The work of one of the most formidable figures in American intellectual life. -- Washington Post Book World The seventeen essays collected in this volume prove that Ralph Ellison was not only one of America's most dazzlingly innovative novelists but perhaps also our most perceptive and iconoclastic commentator on matters of literature, culture, and race. In Going to the Territory, Ellison provides us with dramatically fresh readings of William Faulkner and Richard Wright, along with new perspectives on the music of Duke Ellington and the art of Romare Bearden. He analyzes the subversive quality of black laughter, the mythic underpinnings of his masterpiece Invisible Man, and the extent to which America's national identity rests on the contributions of African Americans. Erudite, humane, and resounding with humor and common sense, the result is essential Ellison. Seller Inventory # 00104207341
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Hardback. Condition: Good. The work of one of the most formidable figures in American intellectual life. -- Washington Post Book World The seventeen essays collected in this volume prove that Ralph Ellison was not only one of America's most dazzlingly innovative novelists but perhaps also our most perceptive and iconoclastic commentator on matters of literature, culture, and race. In Going to the Territory, Ellison provides us with dramatically fresh readings of William Faulkner and Richard Wright, along with new perspectives on the music of Duke Ellington and the art of Romare Bearden. He analyzes the subversive quality of black laughter, the mythic underpinnings of his masterpiece Invisible Man, and the extent to which America's national identity rests on the contributions of African Americans. Erudite, humane, and resounding with humor and common sense, the result is essential Ellison. Seller Inventory # CIN0394540506G
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. N/A (illustrator). 1st Edition. SOLID CLEAN AND BRIGHT A COLLECTION OF ESSAYS FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE INVISIBLE MAN THE GENESIS OF WHICH WAS A LECTURE OF THE SAME NAME DELIVERED AT THE RALPH ELLISON FESTIVAL AT BROWN UNIVERSITY IN 1979 STATED FIRST EDITION FULL NUMBER LINE 16 ESSAYS , LECTURES , PERSONAL REMINISCENSES AND INTERVIEWS A GREAT COMPANION TO SHADOW AND ACT PREVIOUS OWNERS INSCRIPTION JACKET IS BRIGHT ,CLIPPED AND COMPLETE WITH LIGHT SHELF WARE. Seller Inventory # 011385
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine(-). First edition (stated). Octavo in blue-white DJ, 338 pages; 22 cm. Ten essays, lectures, personal reminiscences, and interviews. Contents: The little man at Chehaw Station -- On initiation rites and power: Ralph Ellison speaks at West Point -- What these children are like -- The myth of the flawed white Southerner -- If the twain shall meet -- What America would be like without blacks -- Portrait of Inman Page: a dedication speech -- Going to the territory -- An extravagance of laughter -- Remembering Richard Wright -- Homage to Duke Ellington on his birthday -- The art of Romare Bearden -- Society, morality, and the novel -- "A very stern discipline" -- The novel as a function of American democracy -- Perspective of literature. Ellison, Ralph -- Authorship, Essays. Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, extremely gently rubbed corners, light soiling mark to boards, bright pages in tight binding, extremely light soiling to DJ, else Near Fine(-) in Near Fine(-) DJ. Seller Inventory # 91231