In twentieth-century African American fiction, music has been elevated to the level of religion primarily because of its Orphic, magical power to unsettle oppressive realities, to liberate the soul and to create, at least temporarily, a medium of freedom. This collection explores literary invocations of music from the Harlem Renaissance to Toni Morrison.
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Near the middle of her autobiography, I know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1970), Maya Angelou tells the story of her eighth-grade graduation. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, African American, Langston Hughes, Alice Walker, Toni Morrison, Oxford University Press, United States, Miss Winter, Billie Holiday, Dessa Rose, Black Orpheus, University of Illinois Press, Shug Avery, Uncle John, Djbot Baghostus, Mamie Smith, Ann Petry, Got That Swing, Henry Louis Gates, Belle Rose, Bessie Smith, Jarred Bottle, University of Chicago Press, Gayl Jones, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich New!
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Near the middle of her autobiography, I know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1970), Maya Angelou tells the story of her eighth-grade graduation. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
magical realism Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, African American, Langston Hughes, Alice Walker, Toni Morrison, Oxford University Press, United States, Miss Winter, Billie Holiday, Dessa Rose, Black Orpheus, University of Illinois Press, Shug Avery, Uncle John, Djbot Baghostus, Mamie Smith, Ann Petry, Got That Swing, Henry Louis Gates, Belle Rose, Bessie Smith, Jarred Bottle, University of Chicago Press, Gayl Jones, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- CHANTS OF SAINTS by Michael S. Harper on 5 pages
- The Color Purple by Alice Walker on 5 pages
- The Big Sea (American Century Series; 65) by Langston Hughes on 4 pages
- To Hell with Dying by Alice Walker on 4 pages
- Bedouin Hornbook (Sun & Moon Classics) by Nathaniel Mackey on 4 pages
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