Research Catalog

Details

Description

1. x, 192 p.; 24 cm.

Subject

1. Modernism (Literature)
2. Toomer, Jean, 1894-1967 > Criticism and interpretation
3. American literature > African American authors > History and criticism
4. Modernism (Music)
5. Jones, Tayari > Criticism and interpretation
6. Handy, W. C (William Christopher), 1873-1958 > Criticism and interpretation
7. Allman Brothers Band Criticism and interpretation
8. Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 > Criticism and interpretation
9. Wright, Richard, 1908-1960 > Criticism and interpretation

Contents

1. A life and power far beyond the letter : the Afro-modernism of life and times of Frederick Douglass -- Shaping words to fit the soul : Afro-modernism and the breakdown of communication in Jean Toomer's Cane -- Roll call : Richard Wright's "Long black song" and the betrayal of music -- Blues and the abstract truth : the Southern groove continuum from W. C. Handy to the Allman Brothers Band -- Life and death in the Dirty South : the urban ritual grounds of Tayari Jones -- Conclusion. "The biggest colored show on earth" : Afro-modernism, hip-hop, and postmodern blackness.

Call number

1. Sc E 10-457

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-181) and index.

Author

1. Grandt, Jürgen E., 1968-

Title

1. Shaping words to fit the soul : the southern ritual grounds of Afro-modernism / Jürgen E. Grandt.

Imprint

1. Columbus : Ohio State University Press, c2009.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-181) and index.

LCCN

1. 2009017396

ISBN

1. 9780814211120 (cloth : alk. paper)
2. 0814211127 (cloth : alk. paper)
3. 9780814292099 (cd-rom)
4. 0814292097 (cd-rom)

Research call number

1. Sc E 10-457