Black Poets of the United States: From Paul Laurence Dunbar to Langston Hughes

by Jean Wagner and Kenneth Douglas

Book Overview

Acclaimed upon its initial American release, Black Poets of the United Statescontinued to spark comment and analysis for years afterward. Jean Wagner's masterpiece delves into the vital union of racial and religious feeling in the Black poets who emerged from 1890 to 1940.

Beginning with an analysis of slavery's impact on the Black psyche and religious feeling, Wagner examines the evolution of Black lyrical expression to the end of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252003411
• ISBN13: 9780252003417
• Release Date: March 1973
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 584 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.9" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Grades 10 to 12