Title Bad men : creative touchstones of Black writers / Howard Rambsy II

Published Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2020 ©2020

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 223 pages) Contents Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part 1. Bad Men -- 1. A Poetic Trilogy of Bad Men -- 2. Rebellious Ex-Slaves as Poetic Muses -- 3. Sellouts as Muses -- Part 2. Black Boys -- 4. The Sagas of Huey and Riley Freeman -- 5. Trayvon Martin, Mike Brown, and Creative Productivity -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix -- Notes -- Discography -- Selected Bibliography -- Index Summary "This book examines the bad man as a central, recurring, misunderstood, and understudied figure in African American literature, music, and other forms. It analyzes how various iterations of bad black men and black boys serve as creative muse and inspiration for literary production. It puts a variety of contemporary African American literary and cultural works in conversation with "creativity theory.""-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references, discography and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 13, 2020) Subject American literature -- 21st century -- History and criticism American literature -- African American authors -- History and criticism African American men in literature. African American boys -- In literature Villains in literature. African Americans -- Intellectual life -- 21st century LITERARY CRITICISM / American / African American African American boys in literature African American men in literature African Americans -- Intellectual life American literature American literature -- African American authors Villains in literature Genre/Form Electronic books Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book LC no. 2019039024 ISBN 9780813944142 0813944147

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