Black Manhood in James Baldwin, Ernest J. Gaines, and August Wilson

by Keith Clark

Book Overview

From Frederick Douglass to the present, the preoccupation of black writers with manhood and masculinity is a constant.Black Manhood in James Baldwin, Ernest J. Gaines, and August Wilsonexplores 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252027272
• ISBN13: 9780252027277
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"