Black masculinity and the frontier myth in American literature.

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"Folowing his discussion of the frontier in the American West, Johnson explores how writers invent new frontiers by mythologizing or reimagining various locations, such as Paris in the 1960s or the African continent. Johnson also addresses efforts by black authors to develop a frontier identity that transcends the gaps between the cultures of Africa and the mainstream culture of the United States."--Jacket.

subjects: Masculinity in literature,  Myth in literature,  Intellectual life,  African American men in literature,  History and criticism,  American literature,  Men in literature,  Western stories,  Biography,  African American authors,  African Americans,  Frontier and pioneer life in literature,  African American pioneers,  Literatur,  Biographies,  Pionier,  Masculinite dans la litterature,  Hommes dans la litterature,  Auteurs noirs americains,  Mythe dans la litterature,  Pionniers noirs americains,  Vie des pionniers dans la litterature,  Hommes noirs americains dans la litterature,  Ma˜nnlichkeit,  Histoire et critique,  Litterature americaine,  Litterature western,  American literature, african american authors, history and criticism,  American literature, history and criticism,  African americans, west (u.s.),  Western stories, history and criticism,  African americans in literature,  Mythology in literature

Places: West (U.S.)