{"product_id":"new-perspectives-on-james-weldon-noelle-morrissette-9780820356839","title":"New Perspectives on James Weldon Johnson's \"The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eJames Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) exemplified the ideal of the American public intellectual as a writer, educator, songwriter, diplomat, key figure of the Harlem Renaissance, and first African American executive of the NAACP. Originally published anonymously in 1912, Johnson's novel \u003cem\u003eThe Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man\u003c\/em\u003e is considered one of the foundational works of twentieth-century African American literature, and its themes and forms have been taken up by other writers, from Ralph Ellison to Teju Cole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohnson's novel provocatively engages with political and cultural strains still prevalent in American discourse today, and it remains in print over a century after its initial publication. \u003cem\u003eNew Perspectives\u003c\/em\u003e contains fresh essays that analyze the book's reverberations, the contexts within which it was created and received, the aesthetic and intellectual developments of its author, and its continuing influence on American literature and global culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContributors: \u003c\/strong\u003e Bruce Barnhart, Lori Brooks, Ben Glaser, Jeff Karem, Daphne Lamothe, Noelle Morrissette, Michael Nowlin, Lawrence J. Oliver, Diana Paulin, Amritjit Singh, Robert B. Stepto\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Noelle Morrissette\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0820356832\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820356839\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.65d","brand":"Noelle Morrissette","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980619940095,"sku":"9780820356839","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4aad6d12-9a64-4c00-b34a-0c03b4e8703e.jpg?v=1683250949","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/new-perspectives-on-james-weldon-noelle-morrissette-9780820356839","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}