Chesnutt and realism; a study of the novels.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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Chesnutt and realism; a study of the novels.

Simmons, Ryan.

U. of Alabama Press

2006

198 pages

$39.95

Hardcover

Studies in American literary realism and naturalism

PS1292

Simmons (English, Utah Valley State College) aims to document the original contributions of African American writer Charles W. Chesnutt (1858-1932) to the literary tradition of American realism through close readings of his novels. Such a project requires a shift in the understanding of literary realism; a shift that includes both a recognition of the ...

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