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Complete Poems of Frances E.W. Harper

By Harper, Frances Ellen Watkins

Complete Poems of Frances E.W. Harper Social Sciences

Complete Poems of Frances E.W. Harper

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Frances Harper was renowned in her lifetime not only as an activist who rallied on behalf of blacks, women, and the poor, but as a pioneer of the tradition of 'protest' literature, whose immense popularity did much to develop an audience for poetry in America. This collection of her poems is drawn from ten volumes published between 1854 and 1901. Their main issues are oppression, Christianity, and social and moral reform. Consolidating the oral tradition and the ballad form, and merging dramatic details and imagery with a strong political and racial awareness, Harper's poetry represented a distinctly Afro-American discourse that was to inspire generations of black writers.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
296
Release Date:
1988-04-14
Publication Date:
1988-04-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0195052447
ISBN13:
9780195052442
Weight:
551 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
21 cm
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