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The Critical Reception of James Baldwin, 1963-2010: An Honest Man and a Good Writer

The Critical Reception of James Baldwin, 1963-2010: An Honest Man and a Good Writer

Francis, Conseula

Paperback

Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective, Book 70

Literary Criticism

ISBN10: 1571139680
ISBN13: 9781571139689
Publisher: Camden House (NY)
Published: Apr 1 2016
Pages: 174
Weight: 0.58
Height: 0.40 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Examines the major divisions in criticism of this major African American writer, paying particular attention to the way each critical period defines Baldwin and his work for its own purposes.

James Baldwin is a widely taught and anthologized author. His short story Sonny's Blues remains a perennial favorite in literature anthologies, and all of his essay collections and novels are still in print. His first essay collection, Notes of a Native Son, is a seminal work that led a new generation of African American writers from beneath the shadow of Richard Wright. The Fire Next Time is widely held as one of the most profound and accurate articulations of black consciousness during the Civil Rights movement. It is difficult to imagine teaching a survey of African American literature or considering the development of black intellectual thought in the twentiethcentury without mentioning Baldwin.

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