The Historian's Passing: Reading Nella Larsen's Classic Novel as Social and Cultural History

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, American, Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, 20th Century
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Author: ISBN: 9781440857119
Publisher: ABC-CLIO Publication: October 1, 2018
Imprint: Praeger Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781440857119
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Publication: October 1, 2018
Imprint: Praeger
Language: English

This meticulously annotated edition of Nella Larsen's novel Passing contextualizes the novel's many historical and cultural references and introduces readers to a central theme: crossing the color line in the hopes of living a more privileged life.

• Clarifies historical and cultural references in Nella Larsen's Passing

• Includes annotations for material on nearly every page of Passing

• Thoroughly analyzes the context of the early 20th century United States

• Discusses shifts in American definitions of race over the last hundred years

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This meticulously annotated edition of Nella Larsen's novel Passing contextualizes the novel's many historical and cultural references and introduces readers to a central theme: crossing the color line in the hopes of living a more privileged life.

• Clarifies historical and cultural references in Nella Larsen's Passing

• Includes annotations for material on nearly every page of Passing

• Thoroughly analyzes the context of the early 20th century United States

• Discusses shifts in American definitions of race over the last hundred years

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