Whiteness in the Novels of Charles W. Chesnutt
Wilson, Matthew Whiteness in the Novels of Charles W. Chesnutt by Matthew Wilson. Charles W. Chesnutt (1858-1932), critically acclaimed for his novels, short stories, and essays, was one of the most ambitious and influential African American writers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Today recognized as a major innovator of American fiction, Chesnutt is an important contributor to de-romanticizing trends in post-Civil War southern literatur...