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Black Manhood in James Baldwin, Ernest J. Gaines, and August Wilson (2002,
2004) by Keith Clark
From Frederick Douglass to the present, the preoccupation of black
writers with manhood and masculinity has been constant. Black Manhood in
James Baldwin,
Ernest J. Gaines, and
August Wilson explores how in their
own work three major African American writers contest classic portrayals
of black men in earlier literature, from slave narratives through the
great novels of
Richard Wright and
Ralph Ellison.
Keith Clark examines short stories, novels, and plays by Baldwin,
Gaines, and Wilson, arguing that since the 1950s the three have
interrupted and radically dismantled the constricting literary
depictions of black men who equate selfhood with victimization,
isolation, and patriarchy. Instead, they have reimagined black men whose
identity is grounded in community, camaraderie, and intimacy.
Delivering original and startling insights, this book will appeal to
scholars and students of African American literature, gender studies,
and narratology.
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Great African Americans in Literature
(1995) by Pat Rediger (Author)
Alex Haley, Alice Walker, Ernest J. Gaines,
John H. Johnson, Maya Angelou,
Mildred Taylor, Naomi Sims,
Oprah Winfrey,
Ralph Abernathy, Thurgood Marshall, and more. Ages 9-12.
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