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Jesting in Earnest : Percival Everett and Menippean Satire /

"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 write...

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Main Author: Maus, Derek C. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Columbia, South Carolina : The University of South Carolina Press, [2019]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Everett, Percival.
Everett, Percival > Criticism and interpretation.
Satire > Classical influences.
Satire, American.
African American authors.
American literature > Classical influences.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Écrivains noirs americains > Biographies.
Litterature americaine > Influence ancienne.
Satire > Influence ancienne.
African American authors > Biography.
Satire, American > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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