Socialism and Identity in the Life and Works of Richard Wright
Richard Wright was a pioneer in American Literature whose relationship with socialism helped to define him as a person and as a writer. The inspiration behind his literary accomplishments and their impact on his contemporaries can be understood by tracing two of the most important themes in his life...
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Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia
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| description | Richard Wright was a pioneer in American Literature whose relationship with socialism helped to define him as a person and as a writer. The inspiration behind his literary accomplishments and their impact on his contemporaries can be understood by tracing two of the most important themes in his life, socialism and identity. This article describes the evolution of his relationship with socialism in order to better understand the writer and his best known works in their social and political context. This exercise can also help us to gain a clearer understanding of the cultural and social implications of socialist ideology in the United States after the First World War. |
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| spelling | oai:oai.revistas.uptc.edu.co:article-39662020-10-20T20:45:57Z Socialism and Identity in the Life and Works of Richard Wright Gómez, Juan D. Richard Wright communism racism politics socialism Richard Wright was a pioneer in American Literature whose relationship with socialism helped to define him as a person and as a writer. The inspiration behind his literary accomplishments and their impact on his contemporaries can be understood by tracing two of the most important themes in his life, socialism and identity. This article describes the evolution of his relationship with socialism in order to better understand the writer and his best known works in their social and political context. This exercise can also help us to gain a clearer understanding of the cultural and social implications of socialist ideology in the United States after the First World War. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2015-11-25 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/la_palabra/article/view/3966 10.19053/01218530.3966 La Palabra; No. 27 (2015): July- December; 33-43 La Palabra; Núm. 27 (2015): julio-diciembre; 33-43 La Palabra; n. 27 (2015): Julho-Dezembro; 33-43 2346-3864 0121-8530 spa https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/la_palabra/article/view/3966/3425 https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/la_palabra/article/view/3966/5119 Derechos de autor 2015 LA PALABRA |
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