Cultural Contexts for Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man: A Bedford Documentary Companion

by Eric J. Sundquist

Book Overview

The collection of primary documents in this volume recapitulates the course of African American life during the first half of the 20th century, while it provides a context for reading an important... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312100817
• ISBN13: 9780312100810
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Bedford Books
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Invaluable Resource for in-depth research

Eric Sundquist's book is an invaluable resource for information when trying to understand the background of Invisible Man. This is the place to start if you're doing research on the novel. Not only does Sundquist present the prolific sources that Ellison used and referenced through the novel, the editor also provides additional resource materials for each reference. It's wonderful if you're writing a research paper, and helpful for the curious reader who wants to be even further convinced of Ellison's genius.