Heroism in the new Black poetry : introductions & interviews /

D.H. Melhem's clear introductions and frank interviews provide insight into the contemporary social and political consciousness of six acclaimed poets: Amiri Baraka, Gwendolyn Brooks, Jayne Cortez, Haki R. Madhubuti, Dudley Randall, and Sonia Sanchez. Since the 1960s, the poet hero has characte...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Melhem, D. H.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2015.
Subjects:
Brooks, Gwendolyn, > 1917-2000 > Criticism and interpretation.
Madhubuti, Haki R., > 1942- > Criticism and interpretation.
Baraka, Amiri, > 1934-2014.
Baraka, Amiri, > 1934-2014
Brooks, Gwendolyn, > 1917-2000
Madhubuti, Haki R., > 1942-
1900-1999
American poetry > African American authors > History and criticism.
American poetry > 20th century > History and criticism.
African Americans > Intellectual life > 20th century.
Poets, American > 20th century > Interviews.
African American poets > Interviews.
African Americans in literature.
Heroes in literature.
Poetry > Authorship.
Poésie américaine > Auteurs noirs américains > Histoire et critique.
Poésie américaine > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Noirs américains > Vie intellectuelle > 20e siècle.
Poètes américains > 20e siècle > Entretiens.
Poètes noirs américains > Entretiens.
Noirs américains dans la littérature.
Héros dans la littérature.
Poésie > Art d'écrire.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Poetry.
POETRY > General.
African American poets
African Americans in literature
African Americans > Intellectual life
American poetry
American poetry > African American authors
Heroes in literature
Poetry > Authorship
Poets, American
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Interviews
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Gwendolyn Brooks: Humanism and Heroism; INTERVIEW; 2. Dudley Randall: The Poet as Humanist; INTERVIEW; 3. Haki R. Madhubuti (Don L. Lee): Prescriptive Revolution; INTERVIEW; 4. Sonia Sanchez: The Will and the Spirit; INTERVIEW; 5. Jayne Cortez: Supersurrealist Vision; INTERVIEW; 6. Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones): Revolutionary Traditions; INTERVIEW; That Is Construction; Index.

Similar Items