Dec 19, 2009

The Passing of Grandison | Bibliography

Delmar, Jay P. 1979. “The Mask as Theme and Structure: Charles W. Chesnutt’s ‘The Sheriff’s Children’ and ‘The Passing of Grandison’.” American Literature 51 (3): 364-75. Using Paul Dunbar’s poem “The Mask” as his point of departure, Delmar argues that the mask forms the theme of many of Chesnutt’s short stories.

Gloster, Hugh M. 1941. “Charles W. Chesnutt, Pioneer in the Fiction of Negro Life.” Phylon, 1st Quarter, pp. 55-66. This early article on Chesnutt concludes that his significance exceeds the success of this story because he...