Seems like murder here : southern violence and the blues tradition /

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Winner of the 2004 C. Hugh Holman Award from the Society for the Study of Southern Literature. Seems Like Murder Here offers a revealing new account of the blues tradition. Far from mere laments about lost loves and hard times, the blues emerge in this provocative study as vital responses to spectac...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gussow, Adam
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2002.
Subjects:
African Americans > Southern States > Intellectual life.
African Americans > Southern States > Social conditions.
Blues (Music) > Southern States > History.
Blues (Music) in literature.
Violence in literature.
Race relations in literature.
American literature > African American authors > History and criticism.
Violence > Southern States > History.
Noirs américains > États-Unis (Sud) > Vie intellectuelle.
Noirs américains > États-Unis (Sud) > Conditions sociales.
Blues dans la littérature.
Violence dans la littérature.
Relations raciales dans la littérature.
Violence > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Blues.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Soul & R 'n B.
African Americans > Intellectual life
African Americans > Social conditions
American literature > African American authors
Blues (Music)
Blues (Music) in literature
Intellectual life
Race relations
Race relations in literature
Violence
Violence in literature
Rassenkonflikt
Blues
Gewalttätigkeit
Blues.
Southern States > Intellectual life.
Southern States > Race relations.
États-Unis (Sud) > Relations raciales.
Southern States
USA > Südstaaten
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:Winner of the 2004 C. Hugh Holman Award from the Society for the Study of Southern Literature. Seems Like Murder Here offers a revealing new account of the blues tradition. Far from mere laments about lost loves and hard times, the blues emerge in this provocative study as vital responses to spectacle lynchings and the violent realities of African American life in the Jim Crow South. With brilliant interpretations of both classic songs and literary works, from the autobiographies of W.C. Handy, David Honeyboy Edwards, and B.B. King to the poetry of Langston Hughes and the novels of Zora Neal.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 341 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-326) and index.
ISBN:9780226311005
0226311007
9780226310978
0226310973

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