"In the Light of Likeness--Transformed": The Literary Art of Leon Forrest by Dan

Description: "In the Light of Likeness--Transformed" by Dana A. Williams "In the Light of Likeness--Transformed", by Dana A. Williams, looks critically at the work of contemporary African American author Leon Forrest. Not only does she bring to the critical table a well-known but as yet understudied modernist author--an important endeavor in and of itself--but she also explores Forrests novels cultural dialogue with black ethnic culture and other African American authors, as well as provides in-depth readings of his prose and interpretations of his narrative style. Highly touted by both his literary forebear Ralph Ellison, who wrote the foreword to Forrests first novel, and his literary contemporary Toni Morrison, who edited his first three novels and wrote the foreword to his third, Leon Forrest is among the most gifted African American writers of our time. Yet, he is also among our most difficult.Forrests highly experimental narrative style, his reinterpretation of modernism, and his transformations of black cultural traditions into literary aesthetics often pose challenges of interpretation for the reader and the scholar alike. As the first single-authored book-length study of Forrests novel, this book offers readers pathways into his fiction. What this culturalist approach to the novels reveals is that Forrests fiction was foremost concerned with investigating ways for the African American to survive in the contemporary moment. Through a variety of characters, the novels reveal the African Americans art of transformation--the ability to find ways to make the wretchedness of the past work in positive ways. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Dana A. Williams is assistant professor of African American literature at Howard University. Review "This book is long overdue. It fills a huge gap in African American literary criticism and offers a critical appreciation of Forrests work." --W. Lawrence Hogue, University of Houston Review Quote " This book is long overdue. It fills a huge gap in African American literary criticism and offers a critical appreciation of Forrests work." --W. Lawrence Hogue, University of Houston Details ISBN0814257623 Short Title In the Light of Likeness--Transformed Pages 174 Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 0814257623 ISBN-13 9780814257623 Format Paperback Publication Date 2021-01-29 Subtitle The Literary Art of Leon Forrest UK Release Date 2021-01-29 Author Dana A. Williams Publisher Ohio State University Press Imprint Ohio State University Press Place of Publication Columbus, OH Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2021-01-29 NZ Release Date 2021-01-29 US Release Date 2021-01-29 Audience General DEWEY 813.54 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:131292821;

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