SOURCE: Joyce, Joyce Ann. “The Critical Background and a New Perspective.” In Richard Wright's Art of Tragedy, pp. 1-28. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1986.
In the following essay, Joyce surveys the critical reception to Wright's work, focusing on interpretations of his novel Native Son.
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