02469oam 22005054a 450 991074190090332120200402172019.01-61117-963-7(CKB)4100000007745724(MiAaPQ)EBC5722909(OCoLC)1048017023(MdBmJHUP)muse72061(EXLCZ)99410000000774572420180717d2019 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierJesting in EarnestPercival Everett and Menippean Satire /Derek C. MausColumbia, South Carolina :The University of South Carolina Press,[2019]Baltimore, Md. :Project MUSE, 2019©[2019]1 online resource (192 pages)1-61117-962-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.An overview of Everett's life and career -- Everett and Menippean satire -- Five exemplary Menippean satires -- Menippean satire through tonal multiplicity -- The Menippean west -- Conclusion : a post-soul (but not post-racial) postscript."When writing about Percival Everett, it has become customary to begin with a caveat that the conspicuous variety within his body of work will inherently frustrate any attempts at definitive classification. This selection of texts spans nearly the full length of Everett's career as a writer and includes his most popular works as well as some of his more obscure ones. It is intended as a sampling of the whole, not a ranked list; one should not infer from the emphasis on these fourteen works that Everett's remaining sixteen books are necessarily of lesser significance or lesser quality"--Provided by publisher.African American authorsBiographyAmerican literatureClassical influencesSatireClassical influencesSatire, AmericanHistory and criticismElectronic books. African American authorsAmerican literatureClassical influences.SatireClassical influences.Satire, AmericanHistory and criticism.813/.54Maus Derek C.1131356MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910741900903321Jesting in Earnest3557367UNINA