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- catalog abstract "The book argues that from its very beginnings African American journey narratives are distinctively "non-teleological"; that is, they typically resist being directed toward an end point in a particular place and instead exult in movement through indefinite space. They view movement as intrinsically valuable, a process of endless becoming rather than a carefully mapped journey resulting in a completed state of being rooted in a fixed place. As such, these journeys are a compelling metaphor of the American desire for the "new life" consisting of unlimited personal development. The writers examined in this book offer a unique set of variations on this kind of open journey.".
- catalog contributor b10904761.
- catalog created "1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1998.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Stunted picaresques : Zora Neale Hurston's Their eyes were watching God and Richard Wright's Native son -- Ralph Ellison's Invisible man : exploring urban frontiers -- Alice Walker's The third life of Grange Copeland : black women and the picaresque tradition -- Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon : dialectics of time and space -- Charles Johnson's Faith and the good thing : the open journey as metaphysical quest -- Ishmael Reed's Flight to Canada : artistic prowess as endless voyage -- Sherley Anne William's Dessa Rose : clearing space in time -- Twenty-first-century journeys in Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the sower.".
- catalog description "The book argues that from its very beginnings African American journey narratives are distinctively "non-teleological"; that is, they typically resist being directed toward an end point in a particular place and instead exult in movement through indefinite space. They view movement as intrinsically valuable, a process of endless becoming rather than a carefully mapped journey resulting in a completed state of being rooted in a fixed place. As such, these journeys are a compelling metaphor of the American desire for the "new life" consisting of unlimited personal development. The writers examined in this book offer a unique set of variations on this kind of open journey.".
- catalog extent "163 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Contemporary African American fiction.".
- catalog identifier "0838637876 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Contemporary African American fiction.".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Madison, NJ : Fairleigh Dickinson University,".
- catalog relation "Contemporary African American fiction.".
- catalog subject "813/.5409896073 21".
- catalog subject "African Americans Intellectual life 20th century.".
- catalog subject "African Americans in literature.".
- catalog subject "American fiction 20th century History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "American fiction African American authors History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Butler, Octavia E.".
- catalog subject "Ellison, Ralph Criticism and interpretation.".
- catalog subject "Hurston, Zora Neale Criticism and interpretation.".
- catalog subject "Morrison, Toni Criticism and interpretation.".
- catalog subject "PS374.N4 B78 1998".
- catalog subject "Walker, Alice, 1944- Criticism and interpretation.".
- catalog subject "Wright, Richard, 1908-1960 Criticism and interpretation.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Stunted picaresques : Zora Neale Hurston's Their eyes were watching God and Richard Wright's Native son -- Ralph Ellison's Invisible man : exploring urban frontiers -- Alice Walker's The third life of Grange Copeland : black women and the picaresque tradition -- Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon : dialectics of time and space -- Charles Johnson's Faith and the good thing : the open journey as metaphysical quest -- Ishmael Reed's Flight to Canada : artistic prowess as endless voyage -- Sherley Anne William's Dessa Rose : clearing space in time -- Twenty-first-century journeys in Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the sower.".
- catalog title "Contemporary African American fiction : the open journey / Robert Butler.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "text".