African-American Poetry: An Anthology, 1773-1927
Description
Spanning more than 150 years of African-American literary history, this anthology gathers poems published from the era of slavery and abolition through the emergence of the Harlem Renaissance. The selections explore faith, bondage and liberation, racism, racial identity, cultural solidarity, protest, and the changing meanings of freedom, while also presenting the distinct traditions of dialect and vernacular verse. Featuring voices from Phillis Wheatley Peters, Frances E. W. Harper, Paul Laurence Dunbar, James Weldon Johnson, Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, and many others, the collection reveals the evolving artistic and political consciousness of Black America. Carefully selected and historically framed, it offers an essential introduction to African-American poetry and the experiences that shaped it.
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paperback
Dover Publications
Published Jul 7, 1997
82 pages
ISBN: 9780486296043
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First Published
1998
Language
eng
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