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Roger Rosenblatt`s book Black Fiction, in attempting to apply literary rather than sociopolitical criteria to its subject, successfully alters the approach taken by most previous studies. As Rosenblatt notes, criticism of Black writing has often served as a pretext for expounding on Black history. Addison Gayle`s recent work, for example, judges the value of Black fiction by overtly political standards, rating each work according to the notions of Black identity which it propounds.

Although fiction assuredly springs from political circumstances, its authors react to those circumstances in ways other than ideological, and talking about novels and stories primarily as instruments of ideology circumvents much of the fictional enterprise. Rosenblatt`s literary analysis discloses affinities and connections among works of Black fiction which solely political studies have overlooked or ignored.

Writing acceptable criticism of Black fiction, however, presupposes giving satisfactory answers to a number of questions. First of all, is there a sufficient reason, other than the racial identity of the authors, to group together works by Black authors? Second, how does Black fiction make itself distinct from other modern fiction with which it is largely contemporaneous? Rosenblatt shows that Black fiction constitutes a distinct body of writing that has an identifiable, coherent literary tradition. Looking at novels written by Blacks over the last eighty years, he discovers recurring concerns and designs independent of chronology. These structures are thematic, and they spring, not surprisingly, from the central fact that the Black characters in these novels exist in a predominantly White culture, whether they try to conform to that culture or rebel against it.

Black Fiction does leave some aesthetic questions open. Rosenblatt`s thematic analysis permits considerable objectivity; he even explicitly states that it is not his intention to judge the merit of the various works一yet his reluctance seems misplaced, especially since an attempt to appraise might have led to interesting results. For instance, some of the novels appear to be structurally diffuse. Is this a defect, or are the authors working out of, or trying to forge, a different kind of aesthetic? In addition, the style of some Black novels, like Jean Toomer`s Cane, verges on expressionism or surrealism; does this technique provide a counterpoint to the prevalent theme that portrays the fate against which Black heroes are pitted, a theme usually conveyed by more naturalistic modes of expression?

In spite of such omissions, what Rosenblatt does include in his discussion makes for an astute and worthwhile study. Black Fiction surveys a wide variety of novels, bringing to our attention in the process some fascinating and little-known works like James Weldon Johnson`s Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man. Its argument is tightly constructed, and its forthright, lucid style exemplifies levelheaded and penetrating criticism.

The author of the passage refers to James Weldon Johnson`s Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man most probably in order to

Apoint out affinities between Rosenblatt’s method of thematic analysis and earlier criticism Bclarify the point about expressionistic style made earlier in the passage Cqualify the assessment of Rosenblatt’s book made in the first paragraph of the passage Dillustrate the affinities among Black novels disclosed by Rosenblatt’s literary analysis Egive a specific example of one of the accomplishments of Rosenblatt’s work

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当前版本由发仔更新于2018-05-09 10:28:10 感谢由发仔对此题目的解答所做出的贡献。

用书名定位，问例子的作用，找到之前的观点：“what Rosenblatt does include in his discussion makes for an astute and worthwhile study. Black Fiction surveys a wide variety of novels, bringing to our attention in the process some fascinating and little-known works”，我们发现基本都是很好的词汇来表扬这本书的；后面举得例子一定是为这句话服务的。D 选项比较迷惑（我选了），不选它个人觉得是因为文章中红字部分，作者只是用这个书名来强调 Black Fiction 给我们带来的好处，而不是 affinities；选 E.