James Baldwin's Later Fiction: Witness To The Journey

By Lynn O. Scott | DMCA

James Baldwins Later Fiction examines the decline of Baldwins reputation after the middle 1960s, his tepid reception in mainstream and academic venues, and the ways in which critics have often mis-represented and undervalued his work. Scott develops readings of Tell Me How Long the Trains Been Gone, If Beale Street Could Talk, and Just Above My Head that explore the interconnected themes in Bal...

Paperback: 235 pages
Publisher: Michigan State University Press (February 28, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0870136259
ISBN-13: 978-0870136252
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.6 x 9 inches
Amazon Rank: 4184423
Format: PDF ePub TXT ebook

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It's great to see Baldwin's later novels finally being given the scholarly attention they deserve. To me Just Above My Head is his masterpiece, but is often disparaged by critics. By contrast, while I'd always thought If Beale Street Could Talk w...

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