The Passing Figure: Racial Confusion in Modern American LiteraturePeter Lang, 1996 - 142 pagina's How and when does literature most effectively uncover race to be a mataphor? The passing figure, a light-skinned African-American capable and willing to pass for white, provides the thematic focus to this provocative study. In exploring the social and cultural history of this distinctly American phenomenon, Bennett moves freely between literature, film, and music, arguing that the passing figure is crucial to our understanding of past and present conceptions of race. |
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... portrait of the author's wife in her disguise . No caption or name accompanies the ambiguous portrait , which one recent scholarly text misnames as that of William Craft , perhaps suggesting the extent of the ambiguity . This portrait ...
... portrait of the author's wife in her disguise . No caption or name accompanies the ambiguous portrait , which one recent scholarly text misnames as that of William Craft , perhaps suggesting the extent of the ambiguity . This portrait ...
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... concerned with the passing figure . When it does begin to focus on passing , in the last fourth of the novel , the subject is handled intelligently and dramatically . In many ways , Webb's portrait of 46 The Passing Figure.
... concerned with the passing figure . When it does begin to focus on passing , in the last fourth of the novel , the subject is handled intelligently and dramatically . In many ways , Webb's portrait of 46 The Passing Figure.
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... portrait of Clarence and his decision moves significantly beyond the handling of passing in Clotel . This is due in part to Brown's episodic style , which never really encourages the development of character , while Webb's more ...
... portrait of Clarence and his decision moves significantly beyond the handling of passing in Clotel . This is due in part to Brown's episodic style , which never really encourages the development of character , while Webb's more ...
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An Introduction to Passing | 1 |
Theme to Genre | 35 |
How White People Pass | 61 |
Copyright | |
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The Passing Figure: Racial Confusion in Modern American Literature Juda Bennett Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 1998 |
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