Ralph Ellison died without ever completing his second novel. After his death, the
executor of his literary estate, John F. Callahan, edited Ellison's work into a novel
published under the title Juneteenth. This thesis examines the problems posed by
Ellison's posthumously released text, especially the issues of authorial intent and
reading incomplete narratives. As a way of addressing these problems, this thesis
draws upon the field of literacy studies as a method for approaching Ellison's
fragmented text. Theory from the field of literacy studies provides a lens through
which the novel is examined. A close reading of Juneteenth foregrounds the ways in
which Ellison represents literate traditions in the novel, and speculates as to what these
representations reflect about the author's concerns. / Graduation Date: 2000
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/33197 |
| Date | 02 May 2000 |
| Creators | Ridinger, Angela F. |
| Contributors | Ahearn, Kerry D. |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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