Black Male Fiction and the Legacy of Caliban /

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With The Tempest's Caliban, Shakespeare created an archetype in the modern era depicting black men as slaves and savages who threaten civilization. As contemporary black male fiction writers have tried to free their subjects and themselves from this legacy to tell a story of liberation, they of...

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Main Author: Coleman, James W. (James Wilmouth), 1946-2019
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, 2001.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Influence.
Postmodernism (Literature)
Men in literature.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Caliban (Fictitious character)
Black people in literature.
American fiction > Male authors.
American fiction > African American authors.
American fiction.
African American men > Intellectual life.
African American men in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Hommes dans la litterature.
Hommes noirs americains > Vie intellectuelle.
Écrits d'hommes americains > Histoire et critique.
Personnes noires dans la litterature.
Caliban (Personnage fictif)
Hommes noirs americains dans la litterature.
Postmodernisme (Litterature) > États-Unis.
Roman americain > 20e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Roman americain > Auteurs noirs americains > Histoire et critique.
Postmodernism (Literature) > United States.
American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
American fiction > Male authors > History and criticism.
American fiction > African American authors > History and criticism.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:With The Tempest's Caliban, Shakespeare created an archetype in the modern era depicting black men as slaves and savages who threaten civilization. As contemporary black male fiction writers have tried to free their subjects and themselves from this legacy to tell a story of liberation, they often unconsciously retell the story, making their heroes into modern-day Calibans.Coleman analyzes the modern and postmodern novels of John Edgar Wideman, Clarence Major, Charles Johnson, William Melvin Kelley, Trey Ellis, David Bradley, and Wesley Brown. He traces the Caliban legacy to early literary in.
Physical Description:1 online resource (208 pages).
ISBN:9780813158686

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