Black masculinity and the frontier myth in American literature.
Series: Literature of the American West
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Norman
Language: eng
Number of pages: 293
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."--Jacket.