Long Black Song: Essays in Black American Literature and Culture
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Houston Baker maintains that black American culture, grounded in a unique historical experience, is distinct from any other, and that it has produced a body of literature that is equally and demonstrably unique in its sources, values, and modes of expression. He argues that black American literature is rooted in black folklore- animal tales, trickster slave tales, religious tales, folk songs, spirituals, and ballads- and that a knowledge of this tradition...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0813913012
ISBN13:9780813913018
Release Date:October 1990
Publisher:University of Virginia Press
Length:176 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"
Age Range:22 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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