Black masculinity and the frontier myth in American literature /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Johnson, Michael K. (Michael Kyle), 1963- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Norman, Okla. : University of Oklahoma Press, [2002]
Series:	Literature of the American West ; v. 9.
Subjects:	American literature > African American authors > History and criticism. African American pioneers > Biography > History and criticism. American literature > West (U.S.) > History and criticism. African Americans > West (U.S.) > Intellectual life. Western stories > History and criticism. Frontier and pioneer life in literature. African American men in literature. Masculinity in literature. Myth in literature. Men in literature. Littérature américaine > Auteurs noirs américains > Histoire et critique. Pionniers noirs américains > Biographies > Histoire et critique. Littérature western > Histoire et critique. Vie des pionniers dans la littérature. Hommes noirs américains dans la littérature. Masculinité dans la littérature. Mythe dans la littérature. Hommes dans la littérature. African American pioneers African American men in literature African Americans > Intellectual life American literature American literature > African American authors Frontier and pioneer life in literature Masculinity in literature Men in literature Myth in literature Western stories West United States Literatur Pionier Männlichkeit > Motiv USA Schwärze USA. Schwarze. Biography. Biographies Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:	Table of contents

Table of Contents:

"My Dress Was Purely in the Indian Stile": Transformation and Manhood on the American Frontier
Civilized Manliness on the South Dakota Frontier
"You Have Got to Be the Man All Through This Mess": Performing Gender in The Life and Adventures of Nat Love, Winona, and The Virginian
"Half a Man at Best": The Ritual Hunt and Manhood Denied
"How Does It Feel to Be a White Man?": New Frontiers in The Stone Face
The Frontier Myth and Metaphors of Vision in The Man Who Cried I Am.