The buck, the Black, and the existential hero : refiguring the Black male literary canon, 1850 to present /

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"The Buck, the Black, and the Existential Hero: Refiguring the Black Male Literary Canon 1850 to Present develops a theory of the black male literary imagination"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Haile, James B., 1979- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, 2020.
Temas:
1800-2099
American literature > African American authors > 19th century > History and criticism.
American literature > African American authors > 20th century > History and criticism.
American literature > African American authors > 21st century > History and criticism.
African American men in literature.
Hommes noirs américains dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
American literature > African American authors.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Prologue. Portrait of a Petit Marionette
  • Introduction. Etiology of the Black Male Literary Text
  • Chapter 1. On Frederick Douglass and the Image of the Negro
  • Chapter 2. Ralph Ellison, Fictive Authority, and Existential Heroism: Magic and the Prestige in Invisible Man
  • Interlude. Some Notes along the Way
  • Chapter 3. Colson Whitehead's "Dark Matter" Prophecy
  • Chapter 4. Cecil Brown: The Functional Negro and the Rise of "Jiveass Nigger"
  • Conclusion. An Etiology of an Ending
  • Epilogue. Petit Marionette in the Black Box
  • Notes
  • Index

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