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A Historical Guide to James Baldwin

By Douglas Field, Douglas Field

A Historical Guide to James Baldwin

By Douglas Field, Douglas Field

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With contributions from major scholars of African American literature, history, and cultural studies, A Historical Guide to James Baldwin focuses on the four tumultous decades that defined the great author's life and art. Providing a comprehensive examination of Baldwin's varied body of work that includes short stories, novels, and polemical essays, this collection reflects the major events that left an indelible imprint on the iconic writer: civil rights, black nationalism and the struggle for gay rights in the pre- and post-Stonewall eras. The essays also highlight Baldwin's under-studied role as a trans-Atlantic writer, his lifelong struggle with faith, and his use of music, especially the blues, as a key to unlock the mysteries of his identity as an exile, an artist, and a black American in a racially hostile era.
Product details
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
274
Release Date:
2009-09-24
Publication Date:
2009-09-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0195366530
ISBN13:
9780195366532
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
521 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
20 cm
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