Black Resonance: Iconic Women Singers and African American Literature

by Emily J. Lordi

Book Overview

Ever since Bessie Smith's powerful voice conspired with the "race records" industry to make her a star in the 1920s, African American writers have memorialized the sounds and theorized the politics of black women's singing. In Black Resonance, Emily J. Lordi analyzes writings by Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, Gayl Jones, and Nikki Giovanni that engage such iconic singers as Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Mahalia Jackson, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081356249X
• ISBN13: 9780813562490
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary