Spiritual, Blues, and Jazz People in African American Fiction

Spiritual, Blues, and Jazz People in African American Fiction
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Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
Total Pages : 300
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ISBN-10 : 1572331720
ISBN-13 : 9781572331723
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Book Synopsis Spiritual, Blues, and Jazz People in African American Fiction by : A. Yemisi Jimoh

Download or read book Spiritual, Blues, and Jazz People in African American Fiction written by A. Yemisi Jimoh and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jimoh (English, U. of Arkansas-Fayetteville) investigates African American intracultural issues that inform a more broadly intertextual use of music in creating characters and themes in fiction by US black writers. Conventional close readings of texts, she argues, often miss historical-sociopolitical discourses that can illuminate African American narratives. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


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