Bad men : creative touchstones of Black writers / Howard Rambsy II.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rambsy, Howard, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American literature--21st century--History and criticism.

American literature.

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

African American men in literature.

African American boys--In literature.

African American boys.

Villains in literature.

African Americans--Intellectual life--21st century.

African Americans.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 223 pages)

Place of Publication:

Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2020.

Summary:

"This book examines the bad man as a central, recurring, misunderstood, and understudied figure in African American literature, music, and other forms. It analyzes how various iterations of bad black men and black boys serve as creative muse and inspiration for literary production. It puts a variety of contemporary African American literary and cultural works in conversation with "creativity theory.""-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Introduction

Part 1. Bad Men

1. A Poetic Trilogy of Bad Men

2. Rebellious Ex-Slaves as Poetic Muses

3. Sellouts as Muses

Part 2. Black Boys

4. The Sagas of Huey and Riley Freeman

5. Trayvon Martin, Mike Brown, and Creative Productivity

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

Appendix

Notes

Discography

Selected Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references, discography and index.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 13, 2020).

ISBN:

9780813944142

0813944147

OCLC:

1143825141