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Lädt ... Born in a Mighty Bad Land: The Violent Man in African American Folklore and Fictionvon Jerry H. Bryant
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Gehört zur ReiheBlacks in the Diaspora (2003)
The figure of the violent man in the African American imagination has a long history. He can be found in 19th-century bad man ballads like 'Stagolee' and 'John Hardy,' as well as in the black convict recitations that influenced 'gansta' rap. Born in a Mighty Bad Land connects this figure with similar characters in African American fiction. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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This text covers a great deal of territory in the discussion of violence in Black folklore and literature. The author approaches material thoughtfully illuminating both that which is destructive and constructive in the underlying logic of violence and violent men according to the folk artist and authors that engaged them. (