Call Me/It Ishmael: the sound of recognition in 'Call It Sleep' and 'Invisible Man.' (novels by Henry Roth and Ralph Ellison)

Article Abstract:

Ralph Ellison's 'Invisible Man' (1947) and Henry Roth's 'Call It Sleep' (1934) are similar in that both novels ask to be read as examples of notable American fiction and not just as representative works from the genre that is termed 'ethnic' literature. Both works are also characterized by a complex interrelationship between group identity and language that is typical of many modern narratives. As such, both novels can be seen as works that exhibit a certain impatience with the notion that ethnicity, literary history and narrative style should remain somewhat static.

Analysis, Ellison, Ralph, Criticism, Textual, Textual criticism, Roth, Henry (author)

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Charles W. Chesnutt's 'The Colonel's Dream': the failure of critical realism

Article Abstract:

An analysis is presented on 'The Colonel's Dream', published in 1905 by the African American author Charles W. Chesnutt. The article explores Chesnutt's dispensing with southern vernacular and folk topics to focus on more serious issues such as economic status and voting rights, and the negative reviews the book generated because of this change.

United States, Literature, Critical Essay, Southern States, African American authors, African American writers, American literature, The Colonel's Dream (Book), African American literature, Chesnutt, Charles W.

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