简介：This paper is about the model of masculinity exhibited in the African American novelist Frank Yerby’s historical novel The Dahomean (1971) which is a classic text for masculinity study but has been ignored.In a flash-back narration,the novel tells us the legendary experience of Nyasanu in Africa before he becomes a slave in the south of America,portrays a well-rounded and authentic Black male character,and constructs a model of masculinity of great value for reference.
简介：This paper is about the model of masculinity exhibited in the African American novelist Frank Yerby’s historical novel The Dahomean (1971) which is a classic text for masculinity study but has been ignored.In a flash-back narration,the novel tells us the legendary experience of Nyasanu in Africa before he becomes a slave in the south of America,portrays a well-rounded and authentic Black male character,and constructs a model of masculinity of great value for reference.