Born in a mighty bad land : the violent man in African American folklore and fiction /

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The figure of the violent man in the African American imagination has a long history. He can be found in 19th-century bad man ballads like 'Stagolee' and 'John Hardy, ' as well as in the black convict recitations that influenced 'gansta' rap. Born in a Mighty Bad Land c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bryant, Jerry H., 1928-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2003.
Colección:Blacks in the diaspora.
Temas:
American fiction > African American authors > History and criticism.
Violence in literature.
Literature and folklore > United States.
African American men in literature.
African Americans > Folklore.
Violence > Folklore.
Men in literature.
Men > Folklore.
Roman américain > Auteurs noirs américains > Histoire et critique.
Violence dans la littérature.
Littérature et folklore > États-Unis.
Hommes noirs américains dans la littérature.
Noirs américains > Folklore.
Hommes dans la littérature.
Hommes > Folklore.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
African Americans.
American fiction > African American authors.
Literature and folklore.
Men.
Violence.
United States.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Folklore.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The figure of the violent man in the African American imagination has a long history. He can be found in 19th-century bad man ballads like 'Stagolee' and 'John Hardy, ' as well as in the black convict recitations that influenced 'gansta' rap. Born in a Mighty Bad Land connects this figure with similar characters in African American fiction.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (237 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0253109892
9780253109897
0253101220
9780253101228
1282072137
9781282072138
9786612072130
661207213X

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