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标题：Ann Petry: A Victim of Canonical Representation
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作者：Ashaq Hussain Parray
期刊名称：International Journal of English and Education
印刷版ISSN：2278-4012
出版年度：2012
卷号：1
期号：2
出版社：Brahmaputra Publishing House
摘要：Afro-American literature has received an immense scholarly attention, especially from the timesToni Morrison received Noble Prize in literature. America has definitely proved “a melting-pot”of cultures, despite being a multi-cultural and multi-religious country. However, Afro-Americanliterature throws entirely different light on the American history. It highlights the traumas ofslavery, racism, sexism and classism. The current paper will apprise the readers about the Afro-American history and contribution of Afro-American fiction writers, especially Ann Petry whodelineated the impact of racism, sexism and classism quite efficiently in her fictional world.Petry herself has been an unfortunate novelist, for she has been a victim of canonicalrepresentation. Toni Morrison and Alice Walker are considered to be the representative figuresof Afro-American women’s fiction, but Ann Petry’s contribution is neglected for reasonsunknown.
关键词：racism; sexism; classism; American Dream and double-consciousness etc