Richard Wright: An Introduction to the Man and His Works (Critical Essays in Modern Literature)

Brignano, Russell Carl

ISBN 10: 0822952114 / ISBN 13: 9780822952114

Published by University of Pittsburgh Press, 1982

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Richard Wright: An Introduction to the Man and His Works (Critical Essays in Modern Literature)
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Publication Date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0822952114
• ISBN 13: 9780822952114
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature

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Synopsis

The first book-length study of Richard Wright (1908–1960) gives a critical, historical, and biographical perspective on the gifted African American writer. It presents Wright not only as an artist whose subjects and themes were affected by his race, but also as a sensitive and talented man who was deeply immersed in the major social and intellectual movements of his day.Brigano discusses WrightĘs artistry and his major public concerns as revealed in his novels, short stories, essays, and poetry: race relations in the United States, the role of Marxism in recent history and the future, the direction of international affairs, and the modes of modern personal and social philosophies.

About the Author

Russell Carl Brignano is emeritus professor of English at Pennsylvania State University.