Whiteness in the novels of Charles W. Chesnutt
By: Matthew Wilson.
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Jackson
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
Subjects: Chesnutt, Charles Waddell, 1858-1932 -- Criticism and interpretation.; Chesnutt, Charles Waddell, 1858-1932 -- Characters -- Whites.; Human skin color in literature.; Whites in literature.; White in literature.; Race in literature.
Description: "Whiteness in the Novels of Charles W. Chesnutt is the first study of focus exclusively on Chesnutt's novels. Examining the three published in Chesnutt's lifetime - The House Behind the Cedars, The Marrow of Tradition, and The Colonel's Dream - as well as his posthumously published novels, this study explores the dilemma of a black writer who wrote primarily for a white audience."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 240-250) and index.