The Resource The buck, the Black, and the existential hero : refiguring the Black male literary canon, 1850 to present, James B. Haile III
The buck, the Black, and the existential hero : refiguring the Black male literary canon, 1850 to present, James B. Haile III
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- Summary
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- "The Buck, the Black, and the Existential Hero: Refiguring the Black Male Literary Canon 1850 to Present develops a theory of the black male literary imagination"--
- "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 telling of a narrative, the shape or structure of a novel, the development of characters and plot lines, and the nature of criticism itself? James B. Haile argues that, since black male identity is largely fluid and open to interpretation, reinterpretation, and misinterpretation, the literature of black men has developed flexibility and improvisation, termed the "jazz of life." Our reading of this literature requires the same kind of flexibility and improvisation to understand what is being said and why, as well as what is not being said and why. Finally, the book attempts to offer this new reading experience by placing texts by well-known authors, such as Frederick Douglass, Ralph Ellison, and Colson Whitehead, in conversation with texts by those who are less well known and those who have, for the most part, been forgotten, in particular, Cecil Brown. Doing so challenges the reader to visit and revisit these novels with a new perspective about the social, political, historical, and psychic realities of black men." --
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xi, 214 pages
- Contents
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- Prologue: Portrait of a Petit Marionette
- Introduction: Etiology of the Black Male Literary Text
- On Frederick Douglass and the "Image" of the Negro
- Ralph Ellison, Fictive Authority and Existential Heroism: Magic and the Prestige in the Invisible Man
- Interlude: Some notes along the way
- Colson Whitehead's "Dark Matter" Prophecy
- Cecil Brown: The Functional Negro and the rise of 'Jive Nigger'
- Conclusion: An Etiology of an Ending
- Epilogue: Petit Marionette in the black box
- Isbn
- 9780810141650
- Label
- The buck, the Black, and the existential hero : refiguring the Black male literary canon, 1850 to present
- Title
- The buck, the Black, and the existential hero
- Title remainder
- refiguring the Black male literary canon, 1850 to present
- Statement of responsibility
- James B. Haile III
- Subject
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- African American men in literature
- American literature -- African American authors -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- American literature -- African American authors -- 20th century -- History and criticism
- American literature -- African American authors -- 21st century -- History and criticism
- Language
- eng
- Summary
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- "The Buck, the Black, and the Existential Hero: Refiguring the Black Male Literary Canon 1850 to Present develops a theory of the black male literary imagination"--
- "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 telling of a narrative, the shape or structure of a novel, the development of characters and plot lines, and the nature of criticism itself? James B. Haile argues that, since black male identity is largely fluid and open to interpretation, reinterpretation, and misinterpretation, the literature of black men has developed flexibility and improvisation, termed the "jazz of life." Our reading of this literature requires the same kind of flexibility and improvisation to understand what is being said and why, as well as what is not being said and why. Finally, the book attempts to offer this new reading experience by placing texts by well-known authors, such as Frederick Douglass, Ralph Ellison, and Colson Whitehead, in conversation with texts by those who are less well known and those who have, for the most part, been forgotten, in particular, Cecil Brown. Doing so challenges the reader to visit and revisit these novels with a new perspective about the social, political, historical, and psychic realities of black men." --
- Assigning source
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- Provided by publisher
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- IEN/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1979-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Haile, James B.
- Dewey number
- 810.9352996073
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
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- PS173.N4
- PS173.B53
- LC item number
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- H36 2020
- H36 2020
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- American literature
- American literature
- American literature
- African American men in literature
- Label
- The buck, the Black, and the existential hero : refiguring the Black male literary canon, 1850 to present, James B. Haile III
- Bar code
- 31223143284421
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue: Portrait of a Petit Marionette -- Introduction: Etiology of the Black Male Literary Text -- On Frederick Douglass and the "Image" of the Negro -- Ralph Ellison, Fictive Authority and Existential Heroism: Magic and the Prestige in the Invisible Man -- Interlude: Some notes along the way -- Colson Whitehead's "Dark Matter" Prophecy -- Cecil Brown: The Functional Negro and the rise of 'Jive Nigger' -- Conclusion: An Etiology of an Ending -- Epilogue: Petit Marionette in the black box
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xi, 214 pages
- Isbn
- 9780810141650
- Lccn
- 2019022942
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1104916554
- Label
- The buck, the Black, and the existential hero : refiguring the Black male literary canon, 1850 to present, James B. Haile III
- Bar code
- 31223143284421
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue: Portrait of a Petit Marionette -- Introduction: Etiology of the Black Male Literary Text -- On Frederick Douglass and the "Image" of the Negro -- Ralph Ellison, Fictive Authority and Existential Heroism: Magic and the Prestige in the Invisible Man -- Interlude: Some notes along the way -- Colson Whitehead's "Dark Matter" Prophecy -- Cecil Brown: The Functional Negro and the rise of 'Jive Nigger' -- Conclusion: An Etiology of an Ending -- Epilogue: Petit Marionette in the black box
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xi, 214 pages
- Isbn
- 9780810141650
- Lccn
- 2019022942
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1104916554
Subject
- African American men in literature
- American literature -- African American authors -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- American literature -- African American authors -- 20th century -- History and criticism
- American literature -- African American authors -- 21st century -- History and criticism
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