The apocalypse in African-American fiction

Montgomery, Maxine Lavon 1959- (Author).

Summary: In this exploration of the relationship between biblical apocalypse and black fiction, Maxine Montgomery argues that American writers see apocalyptic events in an intermediate and secular sense, as a tenable response to racial oppression. This work analyzes the characters, plots, and themes of seven novels that rely on the apocalyptic trope.

Record details

ISBN: 0813020026 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9780813020020 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 0813013895 (alk. paper)
Physical Description: electronic resource
remote
1 online resource (x, 115 p.)
Publisher: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c1996.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [107]-110) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Charles Chesnutt, The marrow of tradition -- Richard Wright, Native son -- Ralph Ellison, Invisible man -- James Baldwin, Go tell it on the mountain -- LeRoi Jones [Imamu Amiri Baraka], The system of Dante's hell -- Toni Morrison, Sula -- Gloria Naylor, The women of Brewster Place.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.