Slave songs and the birth of African American poetry

Slave songs and the birth of African American poetry /

This book restores the slaves? songs to their rightful place in American literature for their intrinsic value as lyric poetry, and as a touchstone of the American imagination.

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Main Author: Scheyer, Lauri (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
American poetry > African American authors > History and criticism.
Enslaved persons > United States > Songs and music > History and criticism.
African Americans > Music > History and criticism.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central

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