Ralph Ellison: Emergence of Genius

A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. AUTHOR. INTELLECTUAL. SOCIAL CRITIC. ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL WRITERS OF ALL TIME. RALPH ELLISON. Praise for Ralph Ellison Emergence of Genius "Dr. Lawrence Jacksons remarkable biography of Ralph Ellison is an essenti al contribution to the scholarship on one of the twentieth centurys greate st writers. Painstakingly researched and exhaustive, this compelling portra it of Ellison clarifies his geniusand his intellectual erafor a new cen tury."Charles Johnson, National Book Award Winner and author of Middle Pa ssage "Lawrence Jacksons absorbing biography of Ralph Ellison makes a vital cont ribution to American literary history."Ross Posnock, English Department, New York University, Author of Color and Culture: Black Writers and the Mak ing of the Modern Intellectual "Professor Lawrence Jacksons painstaking documentation of Ralph Ellisons early life and the beginning of his literary career provides a much needed resource for Ellisons readers and critics."Horace Porter, author of Jazz Country: Ralph Ellison in America and Director of African Studies at the U niversity of Iowa "An eloquently written and exquisitely researched biography. There is nothing quite like it. Jackson breathes life into those hidden nooks and crannies of Ellisons youth that would later become cannon fodder for the grown Ellisons explorations. An utterly groundbreaking biography, the idea of Ralph Ellison will never be the same."Jerry Watts, author of Heroism and the Black Intellectual: Ra.

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ISBN: 0471354147

ISBN-13: 9780471354147

Publisher: Wiley

Year: 2002

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

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