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Shadow and Act Study Guide

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by Ralph Ellison
About 129 pages (38,717 words)
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  Introduction

  Author Biography

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  Chapter Summaries & Analysis

This book is a collection of essays and book reviews written and published by Negro novelist and critic Ralph Ellison during the middle years of the 20th Century - the Forties, Fifties and early Sixties, a time of increasing racial tensions between Negroes and whites. "Negro" was the term then in use for African-American, and is the sole term used throughout this book. Its use in this analysis is therefore reflective of this usage, and of the socio-cultural-literary context in which it was written. The essays include reviews and criticisms of a number of books, capsule biographies of well-known black performers and authors, and analysis of the origins of several key elements of Negro culture (including jazz, racism and family life). Throughout the essays, several common themes emerge, including the relationship between American society and the Negro, the relationship between art (music, literature) and life, and individualversus group identity. (read more)
      Part 1, The Seer and the Seen, Section 1
      Part 1, The Seer and the Seen, Section 2
      Part 1, The Seer and the Seen, Section 3
      Part 1, The Seer and the Seen, Section 4
      Part 1, The Seer and the Seen, Section 5
      Part 1, The Seer and the Seen, Section 6
      Part 1, The Seer and the Seen, Section 7
      Part 1, The Seer and the Seen, Section 8
      Part 1, The Seer and the Seen, Section 9
      Part 2, Sound and the Mainstream, Section 1
      Part 2, Sound and the Mainstream, Section 2
      Part 2, Sound and the Mainstream, Section 3
      Part 2, Sound and the Mainstream, Section 4
      Part 3, The Shadow and the Act, Section 1
      Part 3, The Shadow and the Act, Section 2
      Part 3, The Shadow and the Act, Section 3
      Part 3, The Shadow and the Act, Section 4

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  Themes

  Style

  Historical Context

  Critical Overview

  Criticism

      Critical Essay #1
      Critical Essay #2
      Critical Essay #3

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  Topics for Further Study

  Compare & Contrast

  What Do I Read Next?

  Further Reading

  Sources

  Copyright Information

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