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In a major contribution to the study of race in American literature, Kenneth W. Warren argues that late-nineteenth-century literary realism was shaped by and in turn helped to shape post-Civil War racial politics. Taking up a variety of novelists, including Henry James and William Dean Howells, he shows that even works not directly concerned with race were instrumental in the return after reconstruction to a racially segregated society.

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Acknowledgments Introduction 1: Reading Henry James 2: Aesthetics, Race, and "Warrants of Decency" 3: The Persistence of Uncle Tom and the Problem of Critical Distinction 4: Black and White Strangers Conclusion Notes Index

Black White Strangers Race and American Literary

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 3/15/1995 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780226873855, 978-0226873855
      ISBN10: 0226873854
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      Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 Ethnic studies / Ethnicity

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In a major contribution to the study of race in American literature, Kenneth W. Warren argues that late-nineteenth-century literary realism was shaped by and in turn helped to shape post-Civil War racial politics. Taking up a variety of novelists, including Henry James and William Dean Howells, he shows that even works not directly concerned with race were instrumental in the return after reconstruction to a racially segregated society.

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgments Introduction 1: Reading Henry James 2: Aesthetics, Race, and "Warrants of Decency" 3: The Persistence of Uncle Tom and the Problem of Critical Distinction 4: Black and White Strangers Conclusion Notes Index

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