Black Skin, Blue Books

Daniel G. Williams

Description

This is a ground breaking comparative study of the fascinating connections between African Americans and the Welsh, beginning in the era of slavery and concluding with the experiences of African American GIs in wartime Wales.
Introduction 1. Black Skins, Blue Books: Frederick Douglass, Abolitionism and Victorian Wales Wales and Transatlantic Abolitionism Translating Slavery Nationalism, Assimilation and 'Miscegenation' Conclusion 2. 'In the Wide Margin': Modernism and Ethnic Renaissance in Harlem and Wales Double Consciousnesses and the Bourgeoisie Modernism is Ordinary Gender, Anthropology and the Folk Conclusion 3. 'They feel me a part of that land': Paul Robeson, Race and the Making of Modern Wales Robeson's Political and Cultural Thought: Nationalism and Internationalism Robeson's Image: from The Emperor Jones to The Proud Valley 'Aren't We All Black Down that Pit?': Robeson, Race and the Welsh Industrial Novel. Conclusion 4. The Invisible Man's Welsh Routes: Ralph Ellison in Wartime Wales 'The Star Spangled Banner': 'Black Yanks' in Britain 'Our national anthem' and 'God Save the King': Welsh Identities 'The Internationale': Making Connections Conclusion Conclusion: 1945

Sujets

• Literary Criticism
• USA
• African American
• American
• États-Unis
• Black
• Wales

Informations

• Publié par: University of Wales Press
• Date de parution: 15 septembre 2012
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780708325322
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 4 Mo

Extrait

Writing Wales in English

Black Skin, Blue Books African Americans and Wales, 1845–1945

Daniel G. Williams

University of Wales Press

Black Skin, Blue Books

Writing Wales in English

CREWseries of Critical and Scholarly Studies General Editor: Professor M. Wynn Thomas (CREW, Swansea University)

ThisCREWseries is dedicated tO Emyr Humphreys, a majOr îgure in the literary culture Of mOdern Wales, a fOunding patrOn Of theCentre for Research into the English Literature and Language of Walesand, alOng with Gillian Clarke and Seamus Heaney, One OfCREW’s HOnOrary AssOciates. Grateful thanks are due tO the late Richard DynevOr fOr making this series pOssible.

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Black Skin, Blue Books

African Americans and Wales, 1845–1945

Writing Wales in English

DANIEL G. WILLIAMS

UNIVERSITY OF WALES PRESS CARDIFF 2012

© Daniel G. Williams, 2012

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ISBN 978-0-7083-1987-1 e-ISBN 978-0-7083-2532-2

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C ontents

General EditOr’s Preface AcknOwledgements IllustratiOns IntrOductiOn 1 Black Skin, Blue BOOks: Frederick DOuglass, AbOlitiOnism and VictOrian Wales 2 ‘In the Wide Margin’: MOdernism and Ethnic Renaissance in Harlem and Wales 3 ‘They feel me a part Of that land’: Paul RObesOn, Race and the Making Of MOdern Wales 4 The Invisible Man’s Welsh ROutes: Ralph EllisOn in Wartime Wales COnclusiOn: 1945 NOtes BibliOgraphy Index

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