Butler, Robert. The Critical Response to Ralph Ellison. Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 2000. Print.
Former reviews and essays as well as original material are used to develop a critical response to Ralph Ellison’s works. The volume mostly focuses on Invisible Man. However, it also includes critics to Ellison’s short fiction and nonfiction works. The critical response emphasizes Ellison’s life and career. Academic.
Ellison, Ralph. "Richard Wright's Blues." The Norton Anthology of African American Literature. Eds. Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Nellie Y. McKay. New York: Norton, 2004. 1538-1548. Print.
Primary Source.
Harris, Trudier. “African American
Protest Poetry.” Freedom’s Story, TeacherServe©. National Humanities Center.
Web. 22 April 2014
Harris defines what African American
protest poetry is. Within this online
article, he answers some of the questions that inspired African American
protest poetry. Some of the protest
poetry he discusses occurred during the Jim Crow era as well as during slavery. The article gives an insight to African
American protest poetry. Understanding exactly what protest literature entails allows readers a deeper insight to the execution of "Richard Wright's Blues." Academic.
Rampersad, Arnold. "Ralph Ellison." ComentaryMagazine.com. The Commentary. 1 October 2007. Web. 6 April 2014.
The author discusses the early life of Ralph Ellison. It goes over his rise to fame including his trials and errors. The article mentions many of his works including Invisible Man. Specifically, Rampersad mentions Ellison's early bond with music, having worked very hard (only to inevitably give up) towards a career as a composer of classical music. This is evidence that Ellison has always had a special relationship with music as a whole. Mainstream.
Rutledge, Gregory. "The "Wonder" Behind the Great-Race-Blue(s) Debate: Wright's Eco-Criticism, Ellison's Blues, and the Dust Bowl." ANQ: A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles, Notes, and Reviews. 2011. 24, 255-265. 27 April 2014.
Gregory Rutledge describes an extremely important outcome of "Richard Wright's Blues," which was Ellison's inadvertent definition of the blues as an entity. He discusses the particular difference in Ellison's perception of the blues than most others': as "people who transcend the existential burdens of race, class, and so on," (257). The importance of this concept is crucial in understanding the reasons Ellison had to forward the blues as a coping mechanism as much as he did. Academic.
Rampersad, Arnold. "Ralph Ellison." ComentaryMagazine.com. The Commentary. 1 October 2007. Web. 6 April 2014.
The author discusses the early life of Ralph Ellison. It goes over his rise to fame including his trials and errors. The article mentions many of his works including Invisible Man. Specifically, Rampersad mentions Ellison's early bond with music, having worked very hard (only to inevitably give up) towards a career as a composer of classical music. This is evidence that Ellison has always had a special relationship with music as a whole. Mainstream.
Rutledge, Gregory. "The "Wonder" Behind the Great-Race-Blue(s) Debate: Wright's Eco-Criticism, Ellison's Blues, and the Dust Bowl." ANQ: A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles, Notes, and Reviews. 2011. 24, 255-265. 27 April 2014.
Gregory Rutledge describes an extremely important outcome of "Richard Wright's Blues," which was Ellison's inadvertent definition of the blues as an entity. He discusses the particular difference in Ellison's perception of the blues than most others': as "people who transcend the existential burdens of race, class, and so on," (257). The importance of this concept is crucial in understanding the reasons Ellison had to forward the blues as a coping mechanism as much as he did. Academic.
Shmoop Editorial
Team. "Ralph Ellison." Shmoop.com. Shmoop University, Inc.,
11 Nov. 2008. Web. 9
Mar. 2014
Shmoop
provides information on Ralph Ellison.
It starts off with a biography of Ellison and then is followed by facts
about him. The website also contains a timeline on his life and some of his
most famous quotes. Mainstream.
Smith, Mychal D. "Yes, American Has Gotten Better About Racism, but It Really Doesn't Matter." TheNation.com. The Nation, 22 November 2013. Web. 27 April 2014.
The author of this article argues that America has not reached racist-free yet. It emphasizes that America has made a lot of progress, but she has a long way to go still. People like to overlook the fact that progress is not the same thing as overcoming. It was easy to make the connection between "Richard Wright's Blues" and the on-going contemporary event of racism considering much of Ellison's essay compared the negative relationship between the white and black races. Mainstream.
Smith, Mychal D. "Yes, American Has Gotten Better About Racism, but It Really Doesn't Matter." TheNation.com. The Nation, 22 November 2013. Web. 27 April 2014.
The author of this article argues that America has not reached racist-free yet. It emphasizes that America has made a lot of progress, but she has a long way to go still. People like to overlook the fact that progress is not the same thing as overcoming. It was easy to make the connection between "Richard Wright's Blues" and the on-going contemporary event of racism considering much of Ellison's essay compared the negative relationship between the white and black races. Mainstream.
Steele, Shelby.
“Ralph Ellison’s Blues.” Journal of Black Studies, 7.2 (1976): 151-168.
Print.
Steele uses this entire essay to discuss Ellison's relationship with the blues. She provides a detailed insight to Ellison's perspective of the music, helping readers to understand the deep spiritual connection he had with it. This source allows for clear and in depth understanding of the cultural, spiritual and existential aspects of blues music. Understanding this clearly invokes an appreciation of Ellison's points of view. Academic.
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