[PDF] From Native Son To Kings Men eBook

Author : Robert McParland
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 11,66 MB
Release : 2017-11-08
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1538105543

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On the heels of the Great Depression and staring into the abyss of a global war, American writers took fiction and literature in a new direction that addressed the chaos that the nation—and the world—was facing. These authors spoke to the human condition in traumatic times, and their works reflected the dreams, aspirations, values, and hopes of people living in the World War II era. In FromNative Son to King’s Men: The Literary Landscape of 1940s America, Robert McParland examines notable works published throughout the decade. Among the authors covered are James Baldwin, Pearl S. Buck, James Gould Cozzens, William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway, John Hersey, Norman Mailer, Ann Petry, Irwin Shaw, John Steinbeck, Robert Penn Warren, Eudora Welty, and Richard Wright. McParland explores how popular novels, literary fiction, and even short stories by these authors represented this pivotal period in American culture. By examining the creative output of these authors, this book reveals how the literature of the 1940s not only offered a pathway for that era’s readers but also provides a way of understanding the past and our own times. From Native Son to King’s Men will appeal to anyone interested in the cultural climate of the 1940s and how this period was depicted in American literature.

Author : Larry Kenneth Alexander
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 34,12 MB
Release : 2018-04-24
Category : History
ISBN : 1490785809

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Chattel slavery in colonial America was an attack upon dynastic rule. The shot heard around the world was not a musket shot fired in April 1775. Rather, it was the verdict of Englands Supreme Court that slavery is an odious scheme and not authorized under Englands rule of law in June 1772. Englands traditions and rule of law were immutableit was truly a nation of laws and not of men. Depriving native sons of liberty at birth was unconstitutional. Colonial chattel slave practices were criminal enterprises, and Queen Charlotte, the wife of Englands King George the Third, recognized it as a threat to her son the Prince of Waless ascension to the British throne due to her obvious and much talked-about African heritage. Englands Queen Charlotte was black under the black codes one-drop rule, and she knew that if black native sons could lose their birthrights, though the rule of law declares them to be Englishmen, that pretenders to the kings throne might challenge her sons birthright. The queen concerned herself with great interest in the habeas corpus case of a colony of Virginia-born black named James Somersett. The significance of the Somersett habeas corpus case was Englands emancipation of its slaves has escaped telling. Told with all the power and drama of a novel, Kings Native Sons: Lies, Lessons and Legacies is an extraordinary account of a pulse-pounding human drama framed by political intrigue and raw human emotions (Larry Kenneth Alexander, cultural theorist). Contact [email protected] for pricing of prints, private book signings, and speaking engagements.

Author : James Baldwin
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 21,42 MB
Release : 1991-08-29
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 014191596X

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'These essays ... live and grow in the mind' James Campbell, Independent Being a writer, says James Baldwin in this searing collection of essays, requires 'every ounce of stamina he can summon to attempt to look on himself and the world as they are'. His seminal 1961 follow-up to Notes on a Native Son shows him responding to his times and exploring his role as an artist with biting precision and emotional power: from polemical pieces on racial segregation and a journey to 'the Old Country' of the Southern states, to reflections on figures such as Ingmar Bergman and André Gide, and on the first great conference of African writers and artists in Paris. 'Brilliant...accomplished...strong...vivid...honest...masterly' The New York Times 'A bright and alive book, full of grief, love and anger' Chicago Tribune

Author : Robert Penn Warren
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 42,21 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780156012959

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Willie Stark's obsession with political power leads to the ultimate corruption of his gubernatorial administration.

Author : Alfred Bendixen
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 708 pages
File Size : 31,64 MB
Release : 2014-11-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1118917480

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Featuring 37 essays by distinguished literary scholars, A Companion to the American Novel provides a comprehensive single-volume treatment of the development of the novel in the United States from the late 18th century to the present day. Represents the most comprehensive single-volume introduction to this popular literary form currently available Features 37 contributions from a wide range of distinguished literary scholars Includes essays on topics and genres, historical overviews, and key individual works, including The Scarlet Letter, Moby Dick, The Great Gatsby, Beloved, and many more.

Author : Sascha Pöhlmann
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 40,79 MB
Release : 2021
Category : History
ISBN : 1640141138

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Introduction: Individual and Society -- Henry James, The Princess Casamassima (1886) -- Jack London, The Assassination Bureau, Ltd. (1910/63) -- Robert Penn Warren, All the King's Men (1946) -- Philip K. Dick, Solar Lottery (1955) -- Richard Condon, The Manchurian Candidate (1959) -- Loren Singer, The Parallax View (1970) -- Don DeLillo, Libra (1988) -- Stephen King, The Dead Zone (1979) -- Stephen King, 11/22/63 (2011) -- Mark Costello, Big If (2002) -- Nicholson Baker, Checkpoint (2004) -- Noah Hawley, The Good Father (2012) -- Conclusion.

Author : Harold Bloom
Publisher : Chelsea House Publications
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 25,1 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN :

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A collection of critical essays on Warren's novel "All the King's Men" arranged in chronological order of publication.

Author : Richard Wright
Publisher :
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 50,4 MB
Release : 1990
Category : English fiction
ISBN : 9780330313124

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First published, 1940. Novel about a young Negro who is hardened by life in the slums and whose every effort to free himself proves helpless

Author : Robert Penn Warren
Publisher : LSU Press
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 30,1 MB
Release : 2003-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780807129180

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Originally published in 1963, this powerful novel spools a rewarding, dramatic storyline while it probes the deeper philosophical search for self-definition in modern life and the symbolic demise of the agrarian South from technological progress. Flood begins with the arrival of two men in a small Tennessee town -- Brad Tolliver, long-absent native son and successful screenwriter, and Yasha Jones, famous director and stranger to the region. Their purpose is to create a great film about the town, which will soon vanish when the massive dam being built downriver is completed. The town's inhabitants come vividly to life as past and present forces prepare them for a climactic new beginning to their world.

Author : George Ehrenhaft
Publisher : Barron's Educational Series
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 36,27 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780764113697

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A major revision of Barron's test prep manual for the American College Testing Assessment Program includes in-depth subject reviews in English, math, reading, and science reasoning. Includes a diagnostic test and four, full-length model ACTs with all questions answered and explained.