ТРАДИЦИИ АФРОАМЕРИКАНСКОЙ ЛИТЕРАТУРЫ В ТВОРЧЕСТВЕ ПЕРСИВАЛЯ ЭВЕРЕТТА
AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERARY TRADITIONS IN PERCIVAL EVERETT’S WORKS
Author(s): Inna Vladimirovna ShchepachevaSubject(s): Philosophy, Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Special Branches of Philosophy, Novel, Other Language Literature, Philosophy of Language
Published by: Казанский (Приволжский) федеральный университет
Keywords: African American traditions; image of trickster; problem of generation gap; naming/renaming; escapism;
Summary/Abstract: This paper considers the most famous novels Glyph (1999) and American Desert (2004) created by the leading contemporary American author Percival Everett for the purpose to reveal various peculiarities and tendencies of African American literature. Based on the analysis of plot peculiarities, main characters, theme, and message of the novels, it was demonstrated how the writer uses and transforms the main traditions of African American literature. P. Everett modifies the traditional image of trickster in African American literature, plays with the names of main characters, and creates a specific spatial characteristic in the novels.
Journal: Ученые записки Казанского университета. Серия Гуманитарные науки
- Issue Year: 157/2015
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 254-260
- Page Count: 7
- Language: Russian
