Who Can Afford to Improvise? : James Baldwin and Black Music, the Lyric and the Listeners /

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More than a quarter-century after his death, James Baldwin remains an unparalleled figure in American literature and African American cultural politics. In Who Can Afford to Improvise?, Ed Pavlić offers an unconventional, lyrical, and accessible meditation on the life, writings, and legacy of James...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Pavlic, Edward M. (Edward Michael) (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York : Fordham University Press, 2016.
Édition:First edition.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Baldwin, James > 1924-1987
Baldwin, James, > 1924-1987.
Baldwin, James, > 1924-1987 > Criticism and interpretation.
Music and literature.
African Americans > Music.
Music and literature > United States.
African Americans > Music > History and criticism.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Book I. The uses of the blues : James Baldwin's lyrical quest
  • Book II. The uses of the lyric : Billie's quest, Dinah's blues, Jimmy's Amen, and Brother Ray's Hallelujah
  • Book III. "For you I was a flame" : Baldwin's lyrical lens on contemporary culture.

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