Out of the Woodpile : Black Characters in Crime and Detective Fiction
Frankie Y. Bailey
Bok Engelsk 1991 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Santa Barbara : : ABC-CLIO, , 1991.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (204 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; PART I: FROM SLAVES TO SERVANTS; 1. Poe and Twain: Antebellum America; 2. Days of Empire: British Imperialism; 3. American Classics: Pre-World War II; PART II: URBAN BLUES; 4. Tough Guys; 5. Black Metropolis; 6. Black Rage; PART III: ASSIMILATING; 7. The Detectives; 8. Black Lives: Postwar/Postrevolution; 9. Black Women; Conclusion; Symposium: Writers' Views on Creating Black Characters; Survey: Responses on Black Characters; Directory: Black Characters in Crime and Detective Fiction, Film, and Television; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J. - KL; M; N; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W. - This first sociohistorical study of the evolution of black detectives and other African American characters in crime and detective fiction identifies stereotypical images of blacks and probes the implied values and collective fantasies found in this genre
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| Emner | African Americans in literature
Afro-Americans in literature Blacks in literature Detective and mystery stories, American - History and criticism Vis mer... Detective and mystery stories, English - History and criticism
Popular literature - History and criticism American Literature English Languages & Literatures amerikansk epikk kriminalroman detektiv afroamerikaner |
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| ISBN | 0313266719
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