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100 1 a| Thompson, Carlyle Van.=| ^A585730;

245 14 a| The tragic black buck :b| racial masquerading in the American literary imagination /c| Carlyle Van Thompson.;

260 a| New York :b| P. Lang,c| 2004.;

300 a| xii, 198 pages ;c| 23 cm.;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| African-American literature and culture ;v| v. 1;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-198) and index.;

505 0 a| Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- 1. Introduction : black bucks being as white as they wanna be : the historical and theoretical roots of black people passing for white -- 2. "The circular ruins" of passing : race, class, and gender in Charles Waddell Chesnutt's The house behind the cedars -- 3. The improvisational and Faustian performance in James Weldon Johnson's The autobiography of an ex-coloured man -- 4. The tragic black buck : Jay Gatsby's passing in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The great Gatsby -- 5. Joe Christmas a black buck with attitude : the virulent nexus of race and color in William Faulkner's Light in August -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography.;

520 1 a| "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."--Jacket.;

650 0 a| American fictiony| 20th centuryx| History and criticism.=| ^A22044;

650 0 a| African American men in literature.=| ^A184093;

650 0 a| American fictionx| African American authorsx| History and criticism.=| ^A77228;

650 0 a| African Americansx| Intellectual lifey| 20th century.=| ^A250558;

650 0 a| Identity (Psychology) in literature.=| ^A78963;

650 0 a| Passing (Identity) in literature.=| ^A377654;

650 0 a| Group identity in literature.=| ^A361944;

650 0 a| Tragic, The, in literature.=| ^A161206;

650 0 a| Deception in literature.=| ^A74696;

650 0 a| Racism in literature.=| ^A95438;

650 0 a| Race in literature.=| ^A235583;

830 0 a| African-American literature and culturev| v. 1.=| ^A534441;

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The tragic black buck : racial masquerading in the American literary imagination / Carlyle Van Thompson.

Author/creator	Thompson, Carlyle Van
Format	Book
Publication Info	New York : P. Lang, 2004.
Description	xii, 198 pages ; 23 cm.
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
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.

Series	African-American literature and culture ; v. 1 African-American literature and culture v. 1. ^A534441
Contents	Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- 1. Introduction : black bucks being as white as they wanna be : the historical and theoretical roots of black people passing for white -- 2. "The circular ruins" of passing : race, class, and gender in Charles Waddell Chesnutt's The house behind the cedars -- 3. The improvisational and Faustian performance in James Weldon Johnson's The autobiography of an ex-coloured man -- 4. The tragic black buck : Jay Gatsby's passing in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The great Gatsby -- 5. Joe Christmas a black buck with attitude : the virulent nexus of race and color in William Faulkner's Light in August -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography.
Review	"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."--Jacket.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-198) and index.
LCCN	2003025666
ISBN	0820462063 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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