LITERATURE 148 - Ralph Ellison's America.A.Bradley This seminar will examine the life and literature of Ralph

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Claremont McKenna College

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Ellison, perhaps the preeminent African-American author of the 20th century. In addition to studying his classic novel Invisible Man, we shall consider the manuscripts of his long-labored, untitled, and unfinished second novel as well as his short stories and essays. In particular, the course will examine how Ellison's ideas about American identity and the craft of fiction have shaped contemporary understanding of the function of literature in democracy. Offered occasionally.

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1.50

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www.claremontmckenna.edu/

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(909) 621-8000

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Western Association of Schools and Colleges

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