The Oxford Anthology of African-American Poetry

Zusatztext Judicious in its selections and creative in its organization, this anthology of African American poetry is definitive yet readily accessible. This volume belongs on the shelves of any reader who considers American poetry and African American literature an important part of our artistic and cultural history. A rare treasure. Informationen zum Autor Arnold Rampersad is Sara Hart Kimball Professor in the Humanities and Associate Dean for the Humanities at Stanford University. His many books include the two-volume Life of Langston Hughes; Days of Grace: A Memoir (co-authored with Arthur Ashe); and the definitive Collected Poems of Langston Hughes. Associate Editor, Hilary Herbold, a graduate of the University of California at Irvine, also earned a doctorate in English and American Literature in 1997 from Princeton University. After teaching for several years in the Department of English, Dr. Herbold is now Associate Dean of Undergraduate Students at Princeton. Klappentext Reflecting the variety of visions and styles of African-American poets over two centuries, this anthology offers nothing less than a definitive literary portrait of a people. Zusammenfassung For over two centuries, black poets have captured the sorrows, joys, and triumphs of the African-American experience. Reflecting their visions and styles, this anthology offers nothing less than a definitive literary portrait of a people.

Product details

• Authors: Rampersad, Arnold Rampersad, Arnold (EDT)/ Herbold Rampersad
• Assisted by: Hilary Herbold (Editor), Herbold Hilary (Editor), Arnold Rampersad (Editor), Arnold (Sara Hart Kimball Professor in the Humanities and Associate Dean for the Humanities Rampersad (Editor), Rampersad Arnold (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2005
• EAN: 9780195125634
• ISBN: 978-0-19-512563-4
• No. of pages: 423
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 248 mm x 38 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General, POETRY / Anthologies (multiple authors), SOCIAL SCIENCE / Black Studies (Global), Poetry anthologies (various poets), Black & Asian Studies