num_pages: 304
description: 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.
language: English
title: Black Masculinity and the Frontier Myth in American Literature
titlecomplete: Black Masculinity and the Frontier Myth in American Literature (Literature of the American West Series)
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Univ of Oklahoma Pr