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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... racial experience , as is evidenced by the prose they also wrote- histories , biographies , autobiographies , dramas ... race , religion , politics , economics , history , literature , temperance , astronomy , law , travel , and current ...
... racial experience , as is evidenced by the prose they also wrote- histories , biographies , autobiographies , dramas ... race , religion , politics , economics , history , literature , temperance , astronomy , law , travel , and current ...
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... race and modified the art of all black writers.3 The Poets The life experiences , educations , vocations , and achievements of these thirty - five poets differ widely , as would be expected among in- dividuals born during the course of ...
... race and modified the art of all black writers.3 The Poets The life experiences , educations , vocations , and achievements of these thirty - five poets differ widely , as would be expected among in- dividuals born during the course of ...
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... race protest of the century , in terms of emotional and intellectual intensity , craftsmanship , and racial propaganda value , appears before the Civil War , from 1830 to 1860. From the pens of Horton , Rogers , Reason , Simpson ...
... race protest of the century , in terms of emotional and intellectual intensity , craftsmanship , and racial propaganda value , appears before the Civil War , from 1830 to 1860. From the pens of Horton , Rogers , Reason , Simpson ...
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... race culture . Significantly , the only antebellum verse that partakes of these qualities are Simpson's antislavery song - poems , written for fugitives on the Underground Railroad . These songs ( and many similar ones of the period ) ...
... race culture . Significantly , the only antebellum verse that partakes of these qualities are Simpson's antislavery song - poems , written for fugitives on the Underground Railroad . These songs ( and many similar ones of the period ) ...
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... race progress from 1862 to 1900 , contributes a witty anti - Johnson satire of scathing effectiveness , while his lengthy odes trace black history and achievement in peace and war . Although proudly race conscious , Bell is a ...
... race progress from 1862 to 1900 , contributes a witty anti - Johnson satire of scathing effectiveness , while his lengthy odes trace black history and achievement in peace and war . Although proudly race conscious , Bell is a ...
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