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R357 2019
Ramey, Lauri,
A history of African American poetry /
Lauri Ramey.
Cambridge, United Kingdom ;
New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
2019.
xii, 269 pages ;
24 cm.
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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."--
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American poetry
African American authors
History and criticism.
African Americans
Intellectual life.
African Americans in literature
History and criticism.
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