num_pages: 202
description: This work analyzes the development of these three writers from early naturalism to existential freedom, with emphasis on Dostoevsky's influence on Wright and Ellison. It examines the tensions in each writer's presentation of the dialectic of the individual and community, personality and responsibility, and revolt and creative assertion.
language: English
title: Creative Revolt: A Study of Wright, Ellison, and Dostoevsky
titlecomplete: Creative Revolt: A Study of Wright, Ellison, and Dostoevsky (American University Studies)
publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers