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Maus, Derek C., author.

Title Jesting in earnest : Percival Everett and Menippean satire / Derek C. Maus.

Publication Info.

Columbia, South Carolina : The University of South Carolina Press, [2019]

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Description	1 online resource (185 pages)
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Summary	"When writing about Percival Everett, it has become customary to begin with a caveat that the conspicuous variety within his body of work will inherently frustrate any attempts at definitive classification. This selection of texts spans nearly the full length of Everett's career as a writer and includes his most popular works as well as some of his more obscure ones. It is intended as a sampling of the whole, not a ranked list; one should not infer from the emphasis on these fourteen works that Everett's remaining sixteen books are necessarily of lesser significance or lesser quality"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	An overview of Everett's life and career -- Everett and Menippean satire -- Five exemplary Menippean satires -- Menippean satire through tonal multiplicity -- The Menippean west -- Conclusion : a post-soul (but not post-racial) postscript.
Note	Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 03, 2019).
Subject	Everett, Percival -- Criticism and interpretation.
	Everett, Percival -- Criticism and interpretation.
	Everett, Percival
	Satire, American -- History and criticism.
	Satire -- Classical influences.
	American literature -- Classical influences.
	African American authors -- Biography.
	Satire -- Influence ancienne.
	Littérature américaine -- Influence ancienne.
	Écrivains noirs américains -- Biographies.
	LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
	American literature -- Classical influences
	African American authors
	Satire, American
	Satire -- Classical influences
Genre/Form	Biographies
	Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Other Form:	Print version: Maus, Derek C. Jesting in earnest. Columbia, South Carolina : The University of South Carolina Press, [2019] 9781611179620 (DLC) 2018032163
ISBN	9781611179637 (electronic book)
	1611179637 (electronic book)
	9781611179620 (hardcover)
Standard No.	AU@ 000063820496