African-American Poets: Volume 1: 1700s-1940s Contributor(s): Bloom, Harold (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1604134003 ISBN-13: 9781604134001 Publisher: Chelsea House Publications OUR PRICE: $44.55 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2009 Annotation: - A complex critical portrait of one of the most influential writers in the world - Bibliographic information that directs readers to additional resources for further study - A useful chronology of the writer's life - An introductory essay by Harold Bloom. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Literary Criticism & Collections - Juvenile Nonfiction | Reference - General |
Dewey: 811.009 |
LCCN: 2008054305 |
Series: Bloom's Modern Critical Views (Hardcover) |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.3" W x 9.3" (1.15 lbs) 264 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Focuses on the principal African-American poets from colonial times to the Harlem Renaissance and the World War II era. This title covers poets that include Phillis Wheatley, author of the first volume of verse published by an African American, and the seminal figures Gwendolyn Brooks, Countee Cullen, Paul Lawrence Dunbar, and Langston Hughes. |