03739nam 2200697 a 450 991082398070332120240418052640.01-282-27032-X97866122703210-299-22003-6(CKB)1000000000485719(SSID)ssj0000263692(PQKBManifestationID)11192355(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000263692(PQKBWorkID)10283266(PQKB)11232960(OCoLC)223386025(MdBmJHUP)muse12335(Au-PeEL)EBL3444756(CaPaEBR)ebr10221958(MiAaPQ)EBC3444756(EXLCZ)99100000000048571920060310d2006 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrUlysses in Black[electronic resource] Ralph Ellison, classicism, and African American literature /Patrice D. Rankine1st ed.Madison, Wis. University of Wisconsin Pressc2006254 pWisconsin studies in classicsBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-299-22004-4 0-299-22000-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-236) and index.Intro -- Contents -- Prologue: Preparing for the Journey of Ulysses in Black -- 1. Classica Africana: The Nascent Study of Black Classicism -- Journey 1: From Eurocentrism to Black Classicism -- 2. Birth of a Hero: The Poetics and Politics of Ulysses in Classical Literature -- 3. Ulysses Lost on Racial Frontiers: The Limits of Classicism in the Modern World -- 4. The New Negro Ulysses: Classicism in African American Literature as a Return from the Black (W)hole -- Journey 2: Ralph Ellison's Black American Ulysses -- 5. "Ulysses alone in Polly-what's-his-name's cave": Ralph Ellison and the Uses of Myth -- 6. Ulysses in Black: Lynching, Dismemberment, Dionysiac Rites -- 7. Ulysses (Re)Journeying Home: Bridging the Divide between Black Studies and the Classics -- Notes -- References Cited -- Index.In this groundbreaking work, Patrice D. Rankine asserts that the classics need not be a mark of Eurocentrism, as they have long been considered. Instead, the classical tradition can be part of a self-conscious, prideful approach to African American culture, esthetics, and identity. Ulysses in Black demonstrates that, similar to their white counterparts, African American authors have been students of classical languages, literature, and mythologies by such writers as Homer, Euripides, and Seneca.Wisconsin studies in classics.American literatureAfrican American authorsHistory and criticismAmerican literatureAfrican American authorsGreek influencesAmerican literatureAfrican American authorsClassical influencesMythology, Classical, in literatureClassicism in literatureComparative literatureModern and classicalAmerican literatureAfrican American authorsHistory and criticism.American literatureAfrican American authorsGreek influences.American literatureAfrican American authorsClassical influences.Mythology, Classical, in literature.Classicism in literature.Comparative literatureModern and classical.818/.5409Rankine Patrice D1602877MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823980703321Ulysses in Black3926994UNINA