Publication

2001 - University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky, Kentucky

Language

English

Word Count

48,250 words, Guess

Page Count

193 pages

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Classifications

  • DDC813/.5099286/08996073
  • LCCPS374.N4 C64 2001
  • LCCPS374.N4C64 2001

Description

"Black Male Fiction and the Legacy of Caliban is the first book to analyze a substantial body of black male fiction from a central perspective. Coleman analyzes the modern and postmodern novels of John Edgar Wideman, Clarence Major, Charles Johnson, William Melvin Kelley, Trey Ellis, David Bradley, and Wesley Brown. Coleman traces the Caliban legacy to early literary influences, primarily Ralph Ellison, and then deftly demonstrates its contemporary manifestations.". "This study challenges those who argue for the liberating possibilities of the postmodern narrative, as Coleman reveals the pervasiveness of the Calibanic image and its tremendous influence."--BOOK JACKET.

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