African-American Poetry of the Nineteenth Century: An AnthologyJoan R. Sherman University of Illinois Press, 1992 - 506 pagine In this bestselling companion to her pioneering study, Invisible Poets, Joan Sherman continues to make new generations aware of the "invisible" legacy of nineteenth-century black American poetry. The 171 poems here, by thirty-five men and women, have been transcribed from first editions and are annotated in detail. |
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Pagina 1
... poems by 35 poets , from the best known to the unknown , in one convenient volume . In the last century , abolitionist and African - American periodicals published thousands of poems by black writers . Although these scat- tered poems ...
... poems by 35 poets , from the best known to the unknown , in one convenient volume . In the last century , abolitionist and African - American periodicals published thousands of poems by black writers . Although these scat- tered poems ...
Pagina 4
... poems on the same subjects . And although two verses on the love of God , one black , one white , seem esthetically indistinguishable , the black writer's poem issues from unique racial experiences and always has additional ...
... poems on the same subjects . And although two verses on the love of God , one black , one white , seem esthetically indistinguishable , the black writer's poem issues from unique racial experiences and always has additional ...
Pagina 6
... poems , written for fugitives on the Underground Railroad . These songs ( and many similar ones of the period ) satirize hypocritical white preachers and naive masters and reveal the superstitions , amusements , pious emotionalism , and ...
... poems , written for fugitives on the Underground Railroad . These songs ( and many similar ones of the period ) satirize hypocritical white preachers and naive masters and reveal the superstitions , amusements , pious emotionalism , and ...
Pagina 7
... poems in honor of Emancipation , the three constitutional amendments , and Civil Rights Acts , as poets after them also will . Harper surveys the life and death of Moses ( 1869 ) , finding a parallel for her race's captivity and ...
... poems in honor of Emancipation , the three constitutional amendments , and Civil Rights Acts , as poets after them also will . Harper surveys the life and death of Moses ( 1869 ) , finding a parallel for her race's captivity and ...
Pagina 8
... poem ends with a plea for peace and brotherhood : " Free schools , free press , free speech and equal laws , / A common country and a common cause . " Thus Reconstruction sounded the death knell of militant protest poetry and the birth ...
... poem ends with a plea for peace and brotherhood : " Free schools , free press , free speech and equal laws , / A common country and a common cause . " Thus Reconstruction sounded the death knell of militant protest poetry and the birth ...
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African-American Poetry of the Nineteenth Century: An Anthology Joan R. Sherman Anteprima non disponibile - 1992 |
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