The Burden of the Hero in Modern African-American Fiction.

Billingsley, Ronald G.

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ERIC Number: EJ131900

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Publication Date: 1975

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The Burden of the Hero in Modern African-American Fiction

Billingsley, Ronald G.

Black World, 25, 2, 38-45,66-73, Dec 75

Discusses the work of sixtwentieth century black writers, who, it is stated, refuse to accept, without thorough questioning, the aesthetic standards of a society which in most areas of its operation has offered definitions of their people which are consistently negative and emasculating. (Author/JM)

Descriptors: Black Attitudes, Black Literature, Characterization, Identification (Psychology), Literary Influences, Novels, Racial Identification, Self Concept, Short Stories, Twentieth Century Literature

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