Black Protest Poetry (Studies in African and African-American Culture) [Paperback]

Margaret Ann Reid (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 082042482X | ISBN-13: 978-0820424828 | Publication Date: December 13, 2001

Black poets of the Harlem Renaissance (1920-1929) relied heavily upon traditional rhetorical devices, specifically irony and paradox. In contrast, their counterparts of the sixties adopted a more radical approach, employing instead street idiom and other modes of Black discourse. While the poets' strategies of the two periods differ, one element remained constant--the theme of protest. It is this similarity in purpose that marks the poetry of the Harlem Renaissance as a precursor of the revolutionary poetry of the sixties.

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"Dr. Reid's book is structured as a quintessential poetry/literature course textbook, which is destined to become a standard." -- Johari Amini, Poet, Teacher

"I thoroughly enjoyed reading this insightful and skillfully woven study..." Carolyn Rodgers, Poet, Teacher -- Carolyn Rodgers, Poet, Teacher

"Reid offers a vision of Black literature that is vital to our understanding of the Black Arts Movement..." -- Sonia Sanchez, Poet, Essayist, Teacher, Activist

Product Details

• Paperback: 136 pages
• Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing (December 13, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 082042482X
• ISBN-13: 978-0820424828
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,899,494 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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