Maya Angelou: Adventurous Spirit

by Linda Wagner-Martin

Book Overview

A comprehensive biographical and critical reading of the works of American poet and memoirist Maya Angelou (1928-2014). Linda Wagner-Martin covers all six of Angelou's autobiographies, as well as her essay and poetry collections, while also exploring Angelou's life as an African American in the United States, her career as stage and film performer, her thoughtful participation in the Civil Rights actions of the 1960s, and her travels abroad in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501307843
• ISBN13: 9781501307843
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.4"