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Whatever happened to the American short story? Shivani, Anis Essay Jun 22, 2009 4516
The dis-closure of Huckleberry Finn. Natura Naturata vs. Lumen Naturale, ligthing out vs. Lichtung (1). Semrau, Janusz Essay Jan 1, 2007 24697
"The strangest freaks of despotism": queer sexuality in Antebellum African American slave narratives. Abdur-Rahman, Aliyyah I. Critical essay Jun 22, 2006 8830
The conspiracy of masculinity in Ishmael Reed. Strombeck, Andrew Critical essay Jun 22, 2006 7278
The art of Tom Dent: notes on early evidence. Ward, Jerry W., Jr. Critical essay Jun 22, 2006 3419
"In the glad flesh of my fear": Corporeal Inscriptions in Richard Bruce Nugent's Geisha Man. Schmidt, Tyler T. Mar 22, 2006 6654
"A direction of one's own": alienation in Mrs. Dalloway and Sula. Fulton, Lorie Watkins Mar 22, 2006 6967
Fading to white, fading away: biracial bodies in Michelle Cliff's Abeng and Danzy Senna's Caucasia. Dagbovie, Sika Alaine Mar 22, 2006 10732
Tapping the groundwaters. Marsh, Molly Nov 1, 2005 597
The shape of our despair: the fiction of Joyce Carol Oates. Schilling, Timothy P. Critical Essay Jul 15, 2005 2128
Pynchon from A to V: Rocket redux; Gerald Howard on Gravity's Rainbow: Remembered, reread, reconsidered. Erickson, Steve Critical Essay Jun 22, 2005 15597
Philip Roth's populist Nightmare. Schweber, Matthew S. Critical Essay Jan 1, 2005 4616
"Try to refrain from that desire": self-control and violent passion in Oscar Micheaux's African American Western. Johnson, Michael K. Critical Essay Sep 22, 2004 11194
National socialism and blood-sacrifice in Zora Neale Hurston's Moses, Man of the Mountain. Thompson, Mark Christian Critical Essay Sep 22, 2004 13695
Not entirely strange, but not entirely friendly either: images of Jews in African American passing novels through the Harlem renaissance. Meyer, Adam Critical Essay Sep 22, 2004 6353
"Like a violin for the wind to play": lyrical approaches to lynching by Hughes, Du Bois, and Toomer. Banks, Kimberly Critical Essay Sep 22, 2004 9182
Inverting history in Octavia Butler's postmodern slave narrative. Steinberg, Marc Critical Essay Sep 22, 2004 6044
Hard-boiled black easy: genre conventions in A Red Death. Gray, W. Russel Critical Essay Sep 22, 2004 5728
"Passing on" death: stealing life in Toni Morrison's Paradise. Aguiar, Sarah Appleton Critical Essay Sep 22, 2004 4294
America--c'est moi! Alfred Kazin on American literature. Kramer, Hilton Apr 1, 2004 2043
Domestic violence in the Harlem Renaissance: remaking the record in Nella Larsen's Passing and Toni Morrison's Jazz. Knadler, Stephen Critical Essay Mar 22, 2004 12167
Language of assent: republican rhetoric and metaphors of national redemption in American revolutionary drama. Detsi-Diamanti, Zoe Critical Essay Jan 1, 2004 8986
Mourning, masculinity and the drama of the American revolution. Henderson, Desiree Critical Essay Jan 1, 2004 4889
Tramps and tourists: Europe in Mark Twain's A Tramp Abroad. Messent, Peter Critical Essay Jan 1, 2004 8940
'While I waggled my small feet': Henry James's return to Paris. Bradbury, Nicola Critical Essay Jan 1, 2004 4157
Levels of disclosure: voices and people in Henry James's Italian Hours. Collister, Peter Critical Essay Jan 1, 2004 9646
The Winning of the West: Washington Irving's A Tour on the Prairies. Reynolds, Guy Critical Essay Jan 1, 2004 6340
Dead letter office: conspiracy, trauma, and Song of Solomon's posthumous communication. Rothberg, Michael Critical Essay Dec 22, 2003 9819
"I will gladly share with them my richer heritage": schoolteachers in Frances E. W. Harper's Iola Leroy and Charles Chesnutt's Mandy Oxendine. Jackson, Cassandra Critical Essay Dec 22, 2003 9825
Rumors of Grace: white masculinity in Pauline Hopkins's contending forces. McCoy, Beth Critical Essay Dec 22, 2003 7681
Evan Shipman: friend and foil. Risch Robert Critical Essay Sep 22, 2003 6247
It was all a pleasant business: the historical context of "On the Quai at Smyrna". Stewart, Matthew Critical Essay Sep 22, 2003 5999
"Hills Like White Elephants": the jilting of Jig. Hashmi, Nilofer Critical Essay Sep 22, 2003 5131
Hemingway's masochism, sodomy, and the, dominant woman. Fantina, Richard Critical Essay Sep 22, 2003 9046
Mark Twain's perceptual revision: using the structural differential to map change. (Practical Application of GS Formulations). Maas, David F. Mar 22, 2002 2126
WE HAVE GOOD BOOKS, TOO : 'Masterpiece Theatre' goes American. Wren, Celia Brief Article Oct 20, 2000 859
Midwestern loneliness: the novels of Jon Hassler. Hynes, John Cover Story Nov 3, 1995 3345
The civil war and American destiny. Fleming, Thomas (American writer) Nov 6, 1987 4048

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