Gwendolyn Brooks: Poetry and the Heroic Voice [Paperback]

D.H. Melhem (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 21, 1988

" D.H. Melhem, an award-winning poet, is the author of Heroism in the New Black Poetry. Visit D.H. Melhem's website: www.dhmelhem.com

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Melhem is delightfully militant about becoming the critic needed for a poet who 'is our multiethnic, multiracial American artistic heritage.' We require such critics as we need such poets; Melhem's work points Americanist literary scholarship in a direction it must go." -- American Literature

"The first comprehensive study of the poet." -- Brooklyn Daily Eagle

"Melhem, in authenticating Brooks as a 'major' poet, achieves indeed a resource needed now." -- Choice

"Thanks for pulling me into History.... Bravo!" -- Gwendolyn Brooks

"A highly needed examination of themes and techniques of all of Brook's works.... A valuable contribution to the Brooks scholarship." -- Journal of Modern Literature

"Will help bring Brooks the wide attention and appreciation that she has earned. Highly recommended." -- Library Journal

"Timely, enjoyable, and useful.... Finely arranged and executed." -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Product Details

• Paperback: 280 pages
• Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky (June 21, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0813101808
• ISBN-13: 978-0813101804
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #687,586 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)