The tragic black buck
Subtitle: racial masquerading in the American literary imagination
By: Carlyle Van Thompson.
Series: African-American literature and culture ;; v. 1
Publisher: P. Lang
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
Subjects: American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.; African American men in literature.; American fiction -- African American authors -- History and criticism.; African Americans -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.; Identity (Psychology) in literature.; Passing (Identity) in literature.; Group identity in literature.; Tragic, The, in literature.; Deception in literature.; Racism in literature.; Race in literature.
Description: "The Tragic Black Buck examines the phenomenon, often paradoxical, of black males passing for white in American literature. Focusing on the first third of the twentieth century, the book argues that black individuals successfully assuming a white identity represent a paradox, in that passing for white exemplifies a challenge to the hegemonic philosophy of biological white supremacy, while denying blackness. Issues of race, gender, skin color, class, and law are examined in the literature of passing, involving the historical, theoretical, and literary tropes of miscegenation, mimicry, and masquerade."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-198) and index.