The Other World of Richard Wright: Perspectives on His Haiku by John Zheng (Engl

Description: The Other World of Richard Wright by John Zheng Reveals Richard Wrights poetic vision toward the human world. These essays open up a new territory in Wright studies by tracing the development of Wrights aesthetic and its relationship to African and Japanese cultures. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The Other World of Richard Wright: Perspectives on His Haiku reveals Richard Wrights poetic vision toward the human world. Through the minimal form of haiku, Wright (1908-1960) found his poetic connection to nature. This sensibility displays not only the change in him as a writer but also the tenderness in him as a human being.These essays open up a new territory in Wright studies by tracing the development of Wrights aesthetic and its relationship to African and Japanese cultures. The book tells how haiku offered a therapeutic outlet for Wright in his final two years of life in Paris, explores the influence of Zen Buddhism on Wrights haiku, and delivers a thematic analysis of Wrights haiku. The collection also gives us a focused examination of how Wrights haiku reveal a conflict between nature and culture, how women are exploited for labor and sex by the culture at-large, and how the South in Wrights haiku symbolizes a place full of dreams, memories, hardships, and loneliness with his images of cotton, freight trains, croaking frogs, magnolia trees, and hog-killing. Flap The first scholarly consideration of the over eight hundred haiku written late in Wrights life Author Biography John Zheng is professor and chair of English at Mississippi Valley State University. He is the editor of Valley Voices: A Literary Review. A noted Wright scholar, Zhengs work on the writer has appeared in the Explicator, Southern Quarterly, Modern Haiku, Frogpond, Notes on Contemporary Literature, and other periodicals. Review The Other World of Richard Wright is a treasure trove of critical insights into Wrights life, his fiction and nonfiction, and his haiku. This volume accomplishes its editors goals; the topics and themes identified in this volume provide scholars numerous opportunities to further explore the worlds of this major American writer.--Phillip Howerton "Arkansas Review: A Journal of Delta Studies" Long Description The Other World of Richard Wright: Perspectives on His Haiku reveals Richard Wrights poetic vision toward the human world. Through the minimal form of haiku, Wright (1908?1960) found his poetic connection to nature. This sensibility displays not only the change in him as a writer but also the tenderness in him as a human being. These essays open up a new territory in Wright studies by tracing the development of Wrights aesthetic and its relationship to African and Japanese cultures. The book tells how haiku offered a therapeutic outlet for Wright in his final two years of life in Paris, explores the influence of Zen Buddhism on Wrights haiku, and delivers a thematic analysis of Wrights haiku. The collection also gives us a focused examination of how Wrights haiku reveal a conflict between nature and culture, how women are exploited for labor and sex by the culture at-large, and how the South in Wrights haiku symbolizes a place full of dreams, memories, hardships, and loneliness with his images of cotton, freight trains, croaking frogs, magnolia trees, and hog-killing. Review Quote " The Other World of Richard Wright is a treasure trove of critical insights into Wrights life, his fiction and nonfiction, and his haiku. This volume accomplishes its editors goals; the topics and themes identified in this volume... provide scholars numerous opportunities to further explore the worlds of this major American writer." --Phillip Howerton Arkansas Review: A Journal of Delta Studies Details ISBN1617030228 Publisher University Press of Mississippi Year 2011 ISBN-10 1617030228 ISBN-13 9781617030222 Format Hardcover Imprint University Press of Mississippi Subtitle Perspectives on His Haiku Place of Publication Jackson Country of Publication United States DEWEY 811.52 Illustrations black & white illustrations Short Title OTHER WORLD OF RICHARD WRIGHT Series Margaret Walker Alexander Series in African American Studies Language English Media Book Pages 176 Edited by John Zheng AU Release Date 2011-04-11 NZ Release Date 2011-04-11 UK Release Date 2011-04-11 Author John Zheng Publication Date 2011-04-30 Audience Professional & Vocational US Release Date 2011-04-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:126617117;

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