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Slave Songs and the Birth of African American Poetry

Slave Songs and the Birth of African American Poetry

Paperback

Literary CriticismPoetry Criticism

ISBN10: 0230100341
ISBN13: 9780230100343
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: Jul 15 2012
Pages: 197
Weight: 0.65
Height: 0.60 Width: 5.40 Depth: 8.40
Language: English
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.

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