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    THE SHORT STORIES OF RALPH ELLISON

    THE SHORT STORIES OF RALPH ELLISON

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    Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man is one of the major classics of twentieth century literature which most people know about, but fewer realize that Ellison was also a talented writer of short stories. In this course, we will study his short story collection, published posthumously in 1996 as Flying Home and Other Stories. (We will be using the 2012 edition.) Session one will cover the stories he published in his lifetime (between 1937-45) and session two will cover those discovered after his death in 1994. These stories deal with the adventures of young African American male protagonists during the Depression and World War II. The stories confront the grim brutality of racism, yet many are also tales of interracial cooperation and friendships generated by unexpected circumstances.

    *No class on January 30

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    About the lecturer(s)

    Paul Devlin

    Paul Devlin is the editor of Ralph Ellison in Context (2021). His work on Ellison has appeared in American Studies, Literature of the Americas, Antioch Review, American Literary History, Slate, and elsewhere. He is also the editor of Murray Talks Music: Albert Murray on Blues and Jazz (2016) and co-editor Library of America's editions of Albert Murray's collected works, Albert Murray: Collected Essays and Memoirs (2016) and Albert Murray: Collected Novels and Poems (2018). Professor Devlin is Associate Professor of English at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, NY and Book Review Editor of African American Review.

    Lecture Details

    Program
    Spring 2024
    Sessions
    2 lecture(s)
    Day & Time
    Tuesday, 1:00 - 3:00pm
    Date(s)
    Jan 23, 2024
    Feb 06, 2024