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1042452
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b796822
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| Main Entry
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Coleman, James W., (James Wilmouth),1946-2019.
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| Title & Author
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Black male fiction and the legacy of Caliban /\ James W. Coleman.
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| Publication Statement
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Lexington, Ky. :: University Press of Kentucky,, ©2001.
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1 online resource (193 pages)
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| ISBN
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0813158680
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: 081317077X
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: 9780813158686
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: 9780813170770
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081312204X
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9780813122045
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-183) and index.
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| Contents
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Defining Calibanic discourse in the Black male novel and Black male culture -- The conscious and unconscious dimensions of Calibanic discourse thematized in Philadelphia fire -- The thematized black voice in John Edgar Wideman's The Cattle killing and Reuben -- Clarence Major's quest to define and liberate the self and the Black male writer -- Charles Johnson's response to the "Caliban's dilemma" -- Calibanic discourse in postmodern and non-postmodern Black male texts -- Ralph Ellison and the literary background of contemporary Black male postmodern writers -- The "special edge" tension between the conscious and unconscious in the contemporary Black male postmodern novel.
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With The Tempest's Caliban, Shakespeare created an archetype in the modern era depicting black men as slaves and savages who threaten civilization. As contemporary black male fiction writers have tried to free their subjects and themselves from this legacy to tell a story of liberation, they often unconsciously retell the story, making their heroes into modern-day Calibans.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. He traces the Caliban legacy to early literary in.
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Shakespeare, William,1564-1616-- Influence.
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Shakespeare, William,1564-1616-- Influence.
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Shakespeare, William,1564-1616.
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African American men in literature.
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African American men-- Intellectual life.
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American fiction-- African American authors-- History and criticism.
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American fiction-- Male authors-- History and criticism.
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American fiction-- 20th century-- History and criticism.
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Blacks in literature.
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Caliban (Fictitious character)
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Men in literature.
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Postmodernism (Literature)-- United States.
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Caliban (Personnage fictif)
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Écrits d'hommes américains-- Histoire et critique.
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Hommes noirs américains dans la littérature.
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Noirs dans la littérature.
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Postmodernisme (Littérature)-- États-Unis.
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Roman américain-- Auteurs noirs américains-- Histoire et critique.
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Roman américain-- 20e siècle-- Histoire et critique.
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African American men in literature.
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African American men-- Intellectual life.
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American fiction-- African American authors.
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American fiction-- Male authors.
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American fiction.
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Blacks in literature.
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Caliban (Fictitious character)
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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LITERARY CRITICISM-- American-- General.
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Men in literature.
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Postmodernism (Literature)
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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813/.5099286/08996073
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| LC Classification
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PS374.N4C64 2001eb
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