The Cambridge Companion to Ralph Ellison
(Author) Ross PosnockRalph Ellison's 1952 novel Invisible Man is one of the most important controversial novels in the American canon and remains widely read and studied. This Companion provides the most up-to-date introduction to this influential and significant novelist and critic and to his masterpiece. It features newly commissioned essays, a chronology and a guide to further reading. The essays recover the compelling urgency and relevance of Ellison's political and artistic vision. Students and scholars of American and African-American literature will find this work invaluable.
Ross Posnock
Ross Posnock is a prominent literary critic and scholar known for his influential work "Color and Culture: Black Writers and the Making of the Modern Intellectual." His writing style is characterized by incisive analysis and deep engagement with cultural theory. Posnock's contributions to literature include redefining the role of race in intellectual history.