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Book SynopsisFrom Frederick Douglass onwards, the preoccupation of black writers with manhood and masculinity is a constant. This title 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.
Trade Review"A significant study for helping us hear more clearly the 'voices of countless native and invisible sons'."--
American LiteratureTable of ContentsCoverTitleCopyrightContentsAcknowledgments1. Countering the Counterdiscourse: Subject Formation and the Aesthetics of Black Masculinist Protest Discourse since 19402. The Perilous Journey to a Brother’s Country: James Baldwin and the Rigors of Community3. Reimagining Richard: Ernest J. Gaines and the Neo-Masculinist Literary Imagination4. Race, Ritual, Reconnection, Reclamation: August Wilson and the Refiguration of the Male Dramatic SubjectConclusionNotesWorks CitedIndexBack cover
