The Buck, the Black, and the Existential Hero: Refiguring the Black Male Literary Canon, 1850 to Present

by James B. Haile

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The Buck, the Black, and the Existential Hero: Refiguring the Black Male Literary Canon, 1850 to Present combines philosophy, literary theory, and jazz studies with Africana studies to develop a theory of the black male literary imagination. In doing so, it seeks to answer fundamental aesthetic and existential questions: How does the experience of being black and male in the modern West affect the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810141655
• ISBN13: 9780810141650
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"