Heroism in the New Black Poetry : Introductions and 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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Melhem, D. H.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2015.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Madhubuti, Haki R., > 1942-
Brooks, Gwendolyn, > 1917-2000.
Baraka, Amiri, > 1934-2014.
Madhubuti, Haki R., > 1942- > Criticism and interpretation.
Brooks, Gwendolyn, > 1917-2000 > Criticism and interpretation.
Poets, American.
Poetry > Authorship.
Heroes in literature.
American poetry > African American authors.
American poetry.
African Americans > Intellectual life.
African Americans in literature.
African American poets.
POETRY > General.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Poetry.
Poesie > Art d'ecrire.
Heros dans la litterature.
Noirs americains dans la litterature.
Poetes noirs americains > Entretiens.
Poetes americains > 20e siecle > Entretiens.
Noirs americains > Vie intellectuelle > 20e siecle.
Poesie americaine > 20e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Poesie americaine > Auteurs noirs americains > Histoire et critique.
African American poets > Interviews.
Poets, American > 20th century > Interviews.
African Americans > Intellectual life > 20th century.
American poetry > 20th century > History and criticism.
American poetry > African American authors > History and criticism.
Interviews.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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