The Cambridge Companion to James Baldwin (Cambridge Companions to Literature)
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (952 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1107043034 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 274 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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This Companion offers fresh insight into the art and politics of James Baldwin, one of the most important writers and provocative cultural critics of the twentieth century. Individual essays examine his classic novels and nonfiction as well as his work across lesser-examined domains: poetry, music, theatre, sermon, photo-text, children's literature, public media, comedy, and artistic collaboration. Black, gay, and gifted, he was hailed as a "spokesman for the race," although he personally, and controversially, eschewed titles and classifications of all kinds. In doing so, The Cambridge Companion to James Baldwin captures the power and influence of his work
Elam is the author of Race, Work, and Desire in American Literature, 1860-1930 and The Souls of Mixed Folk: Race, Politics, and Aesthetics in the New Millennium, and is currently working on editing a critical mixed race studies reader. Michele Elam is Professor of English at Stanford University, Califor
Dwsnyc said Typographic errors in Kindle. The Kindle version (on an iPad, at any rate) has quite a lot of typographic errors. Can't these be fixed, please? The content looks great, but it's hard to read.Edit this post | Permalink
"The Companion addresses Baldwin's work in relation to his social and political contexts, as well as examining lesser-studied aspects of his oeuvre, including his collaborations, his poetry, and - best of all - his humour." Rona Cran, The Times Literary Supplement