Product Description: American Tantalus argues that modern Us fictions often grow preoccupied by tantalisation. This keyword might seem commonplace; thesauruses, certainly, often lump it in with tease and torment in their general inventories of desire...read more

Product Description: Barbecue is a word that means different things to different people. It can be a verb or a noun. It can be pulled pork or beef ribs. And, especially in the American South, it can cause intense debate and stir regional pride. Perhaps, then, it is no surprise that the roots of this food tradition are often misunderstood...read more

Product Description: Richard Wright’s Native Son (1940) is one of the most violent and revolutionary works in the American canon. Controversial and compelling, its account of crime and racism remain the source of profound disagreement both within African-American culture and throughout the world...read more

Richard Wright's 'Native Son' (1940) presents an account of crime and racism which remain the source of profound disagreement both within African-American culture and throughout the world. Part of the 'Routledge Guides to Literature' series, this book acts as a guide to this novel and provides a range of perspectives.

Product Description: Ever since slaves in America labored to produce food surfeit while enduring personal food shortage, says Andrew Warnes, African American writers have consistently drawn connections between hunger and illiteracy, and by extension between food and reading...read more