How Long to Read Passing and the Rise of the African American Novel

How Long Does it Take to Read Passing and the Rise of the African American Novel?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 30 minutes to read Passing and the Rise of the African American Novel by Maria Giulia Fabi

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Passing and the Rise of the African American Novel restores to its rightful place a body of American literature that has long been overlooked, dismissed, or misjudged. This insightful reconsideration of nineteenth-century African-American fiction uncovers the literary artistry and ideological complexity of a body of work that laid the foundation for the Harlem Renaissance and changed the course of American letters. Focusing on the trope of passing -- black characters lightskinned enough to pass for white -- M. Giulia Fabi shows how early African-American authors such as William Wells Brown, Frank J. Webb, Charles W. Chesnutt, Sutton E. Griggs, James Weldon Johnson, Frances E. W. Harper, and Edward A. Johnson transformed traditional representations of blackness and moved beyond the tragic mulatto motif. Celebrating a distinctive, African-American history, culture, and worldview, these authors used passing to challenge the myths of racial purity and the color line. Fabi examines how early black writers adapted existing literary forms, including the sentimental romance, the domestic novel, and the utopian novel, to express their convictions and concerns about slavery, segregation, and racism. She also gives a historical overview of the canon-making enterprises of African-American critics from the 1850s to the 1990s and considers how their concerns about crafting a particular image for African-American literature affected their perceptions of nineteenth-century black fiction.

How long is Passing and the Rise of the African American Novel?

Passing and the Rise of the African American Novel by Maria Giulia Fabi is 210 pages long, and a total of 52,500 words.

This makes it 71% the length of the average book. It also has 64% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Passing and the Rise of the African American Novel Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 46 minutes to read Passing and the Rise of the African American Novel aloud.

What Reading Level is Passing and the Rise of the African American Novel?

Passing and the Rise of the African American Novel is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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