Race and Gender in Twentieth-Century Literature
Buch, Englisch, 250 Seiten
ISBN: 978-1-4438-4530-4
Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Construction or definition of the self was once available only to the elite, and the freedom of some to define their identity was sacrificed so that others could make their own self-definitions; this practice can be found throughout much of history. This volume is about that kind of oppression and various strategies of escaping from oppression as depicted in serious literature.
Its thirteen essays, all by recognized scholars, are divided into five categories: Race, Gender, and the Self; Assimilation and the Self; Black Males and the Self; Female Sexuality and the Self; and The Family and the Self.