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James Baldwin and the Short Story: Ethics, Aesthetics, Psychogeography

James Baldwin and the Short Story: Ethics, Aesthetics, Psychogeography

Ushedo, Benedict

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PhilosophyLiterary Criticism

Publisher Price: $49.00

ISBN10: 1498242057
ISBN13: 9781498242059
Publisher: Pickwick Publications
Published: Mar 21 2018
Pages: 194
Weight: 0.95
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
This book examines the range of issues that echo in James Baldwin's short stories. It articulates and defends the claim that the stories in the collection Going to Meet the Man are driven by the autobiographical memory of the author. To support this line of thought and the related proposition that the stories feed into themes relevant to self-knowledge, vicarious suffering, love, and forgiveness, their effectiveness as transformative and revelatory texts is highlighted. By drawing on contemporary studies and challenging the view that short stories are no more than miniature pieces merely echoing major works of their authors, this book demonstrates that the short story genre can be profoundly forceful and effective in the articulation of complex human issues. This study shows also that the humanistic import of the Baldwin stories is amplified by their ability to accumulate moral tension as they elicit the participation of the reader in an imaginative quest for a better world.

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