Extraordinary Measures
Afrocentric Modernism and 20th Century American Poetry
Published on 30. August 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
216 pages
978-0-8173-1015-8 (ISBN)
Description
African American poetry exhibits an impressive range of style and substance, in all its forms. This history of the genre offers a critical reassessment of its development in the 20th century, within the contexts of modernism and the troubled racial history of the United States.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Alabama
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
7ill.
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
481 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8173-1015-8 (9780817310158)
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Lorenzo Thomas is Associate Professor of English at the University of Houston-Downtown.