A history of African American poetry / Lauri Ramey.

By:

Ramey, Lauri

Publisher: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2019Description: xii, 269 pages ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781107035478
1107035473

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

PS310 .N4 R357 2019

Contents:

Introduction to a genre -- The origins of African American poetry -- Emancipation to modernism -- The twentieth century renaissances -- Contemporary African American poetry.

Summary: "A History of African American Poetry: African American poetry is as old as America itself, yet this touchstone of American identity is often overlooked. In this critical history of African American poetry, from its origins in the transatlantic slave trade, to present day hip-hop, Lauri Ramey traces African American poetry from slave songs to today's award-winning poets. Covering a wide range of styles and forms, canonical figures like Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784) and Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906) are brought side by side with lesser known poets who explored diverse paths of bold originality. Calling for a revised and expanded canon, Ramey shows how some poems were suppressed while others were lauded, while also examining the role of music, women, innovation, and art as political action in African American poetry. Conceiving of a new canon reveals the influential role of African American poetry in defining and reflecting the United States at all points in the nation's history."-- Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	NMC Library	Stacks	PS310 .N4 R357 2019 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		33039001483394

Includes appendices.

Introduction to a genre -- The origins of African American poetry -- Emancipation to modernism -- The twentieth century renaissances -- Contemporary African American poetry.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"A History of African American Poetry: African American poetry is as old as America itself, yet this touchstone of American identity is often overlooked. In this critical history of African American poetry, from its origins in the transatlantic slave trade, to present day hip-hop, Lauri Ramey traces African American poetry from slave songs to today's award-winning poets. Covering a wide range of styles and forms, canonical figures like Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784) and Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906) are brought side by side with lesser known poets who explored diverse paths of bold originality. Calling for a revised and expanded canon, Ramey shows how some poems were suppressed while others were lauded, while also examining the role of music, women, innovation, and art as political action in African American poetry. Conceiving of a new canon reveals the influential role of African American poetry in defining and reflecting the United States at all points in the nation's history."-- Provided by publisher.