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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453201303321

Autore

Henson Kristin K. <1968->

Titolo

Beyond the sound barrier : the jazz controversy in twentieth-century American fiction / / Kristin K. Henson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013, [2021]

ISBN

1-138-96463-8

1-315-02431-4

1-136-72680-2

1-136-72673-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

Literary criticism and cultural theory

Disciplina

813/.509357

Soggetti

American fiction - 20th century - History and criticism

Jazz in literature

American fiction - African American authors - History and criticism

Music and literature - History - 20th century

Musical fiction - History and criticism

African American musicians in literature

Jazz musicians in literature

Music in literature

Race in literature

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2003 by Routledge.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Original Title Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE ""A sympathetic, singing instrument"": Musical Tropes and Cultural Fusion in James Weldon Johnson's The Autobiography if an Ex-Coloured Man; CHAPTER TWO ""A big sensation""; CHAPTER THREE Musical Range: Langston Hughes's The Ways of White Folks; CHAPTER FOUR ""Only in the head of a musician"": The Powers of Music in Toni Morrison's Jazz; CONCLUSION; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.