The Vintage Book of African American Poetry: 200 Years of Vision, Struggle, Power, Beauty, and Triumph from 50 Outstanding Poets - Softcover

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ISBN 10: 0375703004 ISBN 13: 9780375703003

Verlag: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2000

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Book by Walton Anthony Harper Michael S

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Representing more than two hundred years of AfricanAmerican creative poetic endeavors, a remarkable anthology features an outstanding compilation of work from fiftytwo AfricanAmerican poets, including Robert Hayden, Gwendolyn Brooks, Paul Lawrence Dunbar, Phillis Wheatley, Rita Dove, and others. Original. 17,500 first printing.

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In The Vintage Book of African American Poetry, editors Michael S. Harper and Anthony Walton present the definitive collection of black verse in the United States--200 years of vision, struggle, power, beauty, and triumph from 52 outstanding poets.

From the neoclassical stylings of slave-born Phillis Wheatley to the wistful lyricism of Paul Lawrence Dunbar . . . the rigorous wisdom of Gwendolyn Brooks...the chiseled modernism of Robert Hayden...the extraordinary prosody of Sterling A. Brown...the breathtaking, expansive narratives of Rita Dove...the plaintive rhapsodies of an imprisoned Elderidge Knight . . . The postmodern artistry of Yusef Komunyaka.  Here, too, is a landmark exploration of lesser-known artists whose efforts birthed the Harlem Renaissance and the Black Arts movements--and changed forever our national literature and the course of America itself.

Meticulously researched, thoughtfully structured, The Vintage Book of African-American Poetry is a collection of inestimable value to students, educators, and all those interested in the ever-evolving tradition that is American poetry.

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• Verlag: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0375703004
• ISBN 13: 9780375703003
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 448
• Herausgeber: Harper Michael S., Walton Anthony