The Persistent Allure of Universality: African-American Authors of White Life Novels, 1845-1945.

Fikes, Robert, Jr.

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ERIC Number: EJ574667

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Publication Date: 1997

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The Persistent Allure of Universality: African-American Authors of White Life Novels, 1845-1945.

Fikes, Robert, Jr.

Western Journal of Black Studies, v21 n4 p225-241 Win 1997

Discusses black novelists' use of white lead characters in their novels in the years between 1845 and 1945. Reasons cited include ambition, financial concerns, expansion of readership base, vicarious experiencing, approval of the white literary establishment, quest for universality, freedom of expression, and meeting the challenge. (MMU)

Descriptors: Authors, Blacks, Characterization, Novels, United States Literature, Whites

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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