Native sons in no man's land : rewriting Afro-American manhood in the novels of Baldwin, Walker, Wideman, and Gaines / Philip Auger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Auger, Philip.

Series:

Garland studies on African American history and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wideman, John Edgar.

Walker, Alice, 1944-.

Baldwin, James, 1924-1987.

Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-2019.

American fiction--African American authors--History and criticism.

American fiction.

American fiction--African American authors.

American fiction--20th century--History and criticism.

Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-2019--Characters--Men.

Gaines, Ernest J.

Baldwin, James, 1924-1987--Characters--Men.

Baldwin, James.

Walker, Alice, 1944---Characters--Men.

Walker, Alice.

Wideman, John Edgar--Characters--Men.

African American men in literature.

Masculinity in literature.

Men in literature.

Physical Description:

ix, 79 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Garland Pub., 2000.

Summary:

With the study of selected novels by Baldwin, Walker, Wideman, and Gaines, "Native Sons in No Man's Land" examines the discursive politics involved in the rewriting of such powerless, inarticulate versions of black manhood as that codified by Richard Wright in "Native" "Sons"' Bigger Thomas. The novels treated in this study present their writers sharing a desire to transcend the language barriers that control mainstream definitions of (Black) manhood. A close critical reading of these texts reveals a great deal about the American and, specifically, Afro-American aspiration to manly identity, about the relationship between one's sense of "manhood" and one's control of discourse, and about the power of language to shape identity.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 73-75) and index.

ISBN:

081533060X

OCLC:

43694223