Slave Songs and the Birth of African American Poetry by Ramey, L.

Slave Songs and the Birth of African American Poetry (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781403975690)

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Format: Hardcover
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Slave Songs and the Birth of African American Poetry by Ramey, L.

Slave Songs and the Birth of African American Poetry

$54.99
Slave Songs and the Birth of African American Poetry by Ramey, L.

Slave Songs and the Birth of African American Poetry

$54.99
Format: Hardcover
Description
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In this insightful and provocative volume, Rameyreveals spirituals and slave songs to be a crucial element in American literature. This book shows slave songs'intrinsic value as lyric poetry, sheds light on their roots and originality, anddraws new conclusions on anart form long considereda touchstone of cultural imagination.

Author: L. Ramey
ISBN-10: 1403975698
ISBN-13: 9781403975690
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 04/09/2008
Pages: 197
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 8.46h x 5.67w x 0.63d
By L. Ramey
By L. Ramey
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LAURI RAMEY is Director of the Center for Contemporary Poetry and Poetics, and is Professor of African American Literature and Culture and Creative Writing, at California State University, Los Angeles, USA.

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