Cultural Contexts for Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man: A Bedford Documentary Companion

by Eric J. Sundquist (Editor)

02 A unique supplement to one of the most important African American novels of this century. As Invisible Man chronicles the major moments of African American life during the first half of the twentieth century, this volume illuminates and contextualizes the novel with a collection of speeches, essays, folktales, historical analyses, photographs, and other cultural and historical documents.

Genres: Nonfiction

258 pages, Paperback

First published February 15, 1995

About the author

Eric J. Sundquist is UCLA Foundation Professor of Literature, UCLA. He is author or editor of twelve books on American literature and culture, including the award-winning volumes To Wake the Nations: Race in the Making of American Literature and Strangers in the Land: Blacks, Jews, Post-Holocaust America.

Reviews

[Lanaya · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this to be very useful the 2nd time I read Invisible Man.

[Joe · Rating 4 out of 5]

We only used some of the articles in this to supplement the reading of Invisible Man, but what we did use was useful from a prior knowledge standpoint.

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very helpful for cultural context, as well as a good starting place for research topic ideas concerning the Invisible Man-- full of useful bibliographies.