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Author

Wonham, Henry B., 1960-

Title Playing the races [electronic resource] : ethnic caricature and American literary realism / Henry B. Wonham.

Imprint

New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.

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Available to Pittsburg State University patrons only.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	viii, 196 p. : ill.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-192) and index.
Contents	Introduction: the age of caricature, the age of realism -- William Dean Howells and the touch of exaggeration which typifies -- "I want a real coon": Twain and ethnic caricature -- A Jamesian art to be cultivated -- Edith Wharton's flamboyant copy -- The "curious realism" of Charles Chesnutt.
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject	American fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
	Race in literature.
	Caricatures and cartoons -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
	Stereotypes (Social psychology) in literature.
	Ethnicity in literature.
	Realism in literature.
	United States -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 19th century.
	United States -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN	0195161947