Richard Wright'S Native Son Av Andrew Warnes

<P>Richard Wright¿s <EM>Native Son</EM> (1940) is one of the most violent and revolutionary works in the American canon. Controversial and compelling, its account of crime and racism remain the source of profound disagreement both within African-American culture and throughout the world. </P><P>This guide to Wright''s provocative novel offers: </P><UL><P><LI>an accessible introduction to the text and contexts of <EM>Native Son</EM></LI><LI>a critical history, surveying the many interpretations of the text from publication to the present</LI><LI>a selection of reprinted critical essays on <EM>Native Son</EM>, by James Baldwin, Hazel Rowley, Antony Dawahare, Claire Eby and James Smethurst, providing a range of perspectives on the novel and extending the coverage of key critical approaches identified in the survey section </LI><LI>a chronology to help place the novel in its historical context </LI><LI>suggestions for further reading. </LI><P></P></UL><P>Part of the <EM>Routledge Guides to