Outcasts and Angels

The New Anthology of Deaf Characters in Literature

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Disability, Fiction & Literature, Anthologies, Literary Theory & Criticism
Cover of the book Outcasts and Angels by , Gallaudet University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9781563685408
Publisher: Gallaudet University Press Publication: September 20, 2012
Imprint: Gallaudet University Press Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781563685408
Publisher: Gallaudet University Press
Publication: September 20, 2012
Imprint: Gallaudet University Press
Language: English

In 1976, Trent Batson and Eugene Bergman released their classic Angels and Outcasts: An Anthology of Deaf Characters in Literature. In it, they featured works from the 19th and 20th centuries by well-known authors such as Charles Dickens and Eudora Welty. They also presented less-well-known deaf authors, and they prefaced each excerpt with remarks on context, societal perceptions, and the dignity due to deaf people. Since then, much has transpired, turning around the literary criticism regarding portrayals of deaf people in print. Edna Edith Sayers reflects these changes in her new collection Outcasts and Angels: The New Anthology of Deaf Characters in Literature.

       Sayers mines the same literary vein as the first volume with rich new results. Her anthology also introduces rare works by early masters such as Daniel Defoe. She includes three new deaf authors, Charlotte Elizabeth, Howard T. Hofsteater, and Douglas Bullard, who offer compelling evidence of the attitudes toward deaf people current in their eras. In search of commonalities and comparisons, Sayers reveals that the defining elements of deaf literary characters are fluid and subtly different beyond the predominant dueling stereotypes of preternaturally spiritual beings and thuggish troglodytes.

       Outcasts and Angels demonstrates these subtle variations in writings by Ambrose Bierce, Isak Dinesen, Nadine Gordimer, and Flannery O’Connor. Stories by Juozas Grušas, Julian Barnes, and many other international authors broaden the scope of this updated inquiry into the deaf literary character. Sayer’s preface and closing essay bring any disparate parts together, completing Outcasts and Angels as a fitting, contemporary companion to the original classic collection.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In 1976, Trent Batson and Eugene Bergman released their classic Angels and Outcasts: An Anthology of Deaf Characters in Literature. In it, they featured works from the 19th and 20th centuries by well-known authors such as Charles Dickens and Eudora Welty. They also presented less-well-known deaf authors, and they prefaced each excerpt with remarks on context, societal perceptions, and the dignity due to deaf people. Since then, much has transpired, turning around the literary criticism regarding portrayals of deaf people in print. Edna Edith Sayers reflects these changes in her new collection Outcasts and Angels: The New Anthology of Deaf Characters in Literature.

       Sayers mines the same literary vein as the first volume with rich new results. Her anthology also introduces rare works by early masters such as Daniel Defoe. She includes three new deaf authors, Charlotte Elizabeth, Howard T. Hofsteater, and Douglas Bullard, who offer compelling evidence of the attitudes toward deaf people current in their eras. In search of commonalities and comparisons, Sayers reveals that the defining elements of deaf literary characters are fluid and subtly different beyond the predominant dueling stereotypes of preternaturally spiritual beings and thuggish troglodytes.

       Outcasts and Angels demonstrates these subtle variations in writings by Ambrose Bierce, Isak Dinesen, Nadine Gordimer, and Flannery O’Connor. Stories by Juozas Grušas, Julian Barnes, and many other international authors broaden the scope of this updated inquiry into the deaf literary character. Sayer’s preface and closing essay bring any disparate parts together, completing Outcasts and Angels as a fitting, contemporary companion to the original classic collection.

More books from Gallaudet University Press

Cover of the book Discourse in Signed Languages by
Cover of the book Interpreter Education in the Digital Age by
Cover of the book Signed Language Interpretation and Translation Research by
Cover of the book Shifting the Dialog, Shifting the Culture by
Cover of the book The Deaf Heart by
Cover of the book Here or There by
Cover of the book Sister and Brother by
Cover of the book Mickey’s Harvest by
Cover of the book Adventures of a Deaf-Mute and Other Short Pieces by
Cover of the book The Sociolinguistics of Ethiopian Sign Language by
Cover of the book Deaf-Blind Reality by
Cover of the book Understanding International Sign by
Cover of the book The Art of Being Deaf by
Cover of the book Deaf to the Marrow by
Cover of the book Mental Health Services for Deaf People by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy