Modern ยท Novel / essays
Shadow and Act
by Ralph Ellison. A major work by Ralph Ellison exploring race, identity, democracy; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
- Date
- 1964
- Origin
- United States
- Era
- Modern
- Genre
- Novel / essays
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A major work by Ralph Ellison exploring race, identity, democracy; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded / modern canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.