Invisible Poets

African Americans of the Nineteenth Century: African Americans of the 19th Century

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Joan R. Sherman

Verlag:

Berkshire Publishing Group

Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: PLW6V3Y

EAN: 9781614720560

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Nicht auf Lager

Zustellung: Mo, 27.07.2026

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CHF 100.05

Beschreibung

Invisible Poets: Afro-Americans of the Nineteenth Century. brings into view over 130 other Black men and women who published poetry in America during the century between Phillis Wheatley and Paul Laurence Dunbar. In spite of their impressive achievements, these poets' works have been out of print, their few biographies incomplete and unreliable, and criticism of their poetry rare and often biased. The author, Joan R. Sherman, was ahead of her time in seeking "to strip myth and misinformation from their lives and to offer the most accurate biographies and bibliographies obtainable after a century of neglect. " In the only comprehensive and realistic appraisal of their contributions to American literature, Sherman intensively studies twenty-six representative poets of the nineteenth century, analyzing their poetry and providing the first significant profiles of their extraordinary life experiences. About three dozen other poets also receive attention. Their work, which ranges from "militant, race-proud jeremiads to sentimental nature and love lyrics," faithfully conforms to nineteenth-century poetic standards. At the same time, it reflects the changing American political and cultural scene and provides an invaluable record of over a hundred years of Black experience as articulated by sensitive and talented American writers. The Berkshire Edition includes a foreword by Jaki Shelton Green, 9th Poet Laureate of North Carolina.

Spezifikationen

Sprache

Englisch

Autor

Joan R. Sherman
Jaki Shelton Green

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

Format

Buch (Softcover)

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