The Afro-Modernist Epic and Literary History
Author | : K. Schultz |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 2013-11-19 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781137082428 |
ISBN-13 | : 1137082429 |
Rating | : 4/5 (28 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Afro-Modernist Epic and Literary History written by K. Schultz and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-11-19 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analyzing the poets Melvin B. Tolson, Langston Hughes, and Amiri Baraka, this study charts the Afro-Modernist epic. Within the context of Classical epic traditions, early 20th-century American modernist long poems, and the griot traditions of West Africa, Schultz reveals diasporic consciousness in the representation of African American identities.