Definition of Ralph Ellison

1. Noun. United States novelist who wrote about a young Black man and his struggles in American society (1914-1994).

Exact synonyms: Ellison, Ralph Waldo Ellison
Generic synonyms: Author, Writer

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Literary usage of Ralph Ellison

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Visitation of England and Wales by Joseph Jackson Howard, England College of arms (1906)
"Ralph Ellison of Newcastle- on-Tyne; bapt. at Jarrow-on- Tyne 7 March 167^ ; Merchant Adventurer 1701, Hostman 1709; bur. at Jarrow-on-Tyne 15 January ..."

2. The Note Book of the Rev. Thomas Jolly: Extracts from the church book of by Thomas Jollie, Henry Fishwick (1895)
"Richard Dewhurst of Blackburn died some time before. August ist. At Sparth, admitted Ralph Ellison married; ..."

3. Road Trip USA: Cross-Country Adventures on America's Two-Lane Highways by Jamie Jensen (2006)
"Many great writers, including Saul Bellow, Richard Wright, Studs Terkel, Ralph Ellison, Kenneth Patchen, Nelson Algren, and Jim Thompson contributed to the ..."

4. Teaching Reading to Black Adolescent Males: Closing the Achievement Gapby Alfred W. Tatum by Alfred W. Tatum (2005)
"In his preface to Invisible Man, Ralph Ellison explains how odd, unexpected things give shape and form to our lives. We are shaped by both major and minor ..."

5. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"We don't know whose idea this was, but it has certainly caught on: not only stifled the members' interest, but which sent them away in droves —Ralph Ellison ..."

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