02681nam 22007455 450 991097120760332120240327070637.0978661191563697813495363371349536334978128191563412819156379780230610163023061016110.1057/9780230610163(MiAaPQ)EBC370447(CKB)1000000000553290(DE-He213)978-0-230-61016-3(Perlego)3506477(EXLCZ)99100000000055329020151119d2008 u| 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSlave Songs and the Birth of African American Poetry /by L. Ramey1st ed. 2008.New York :Palgrave Macmillan US :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2008.1 online resource (216 p.)9780230100343 0230100341 9781403975690 1403975698 Includes bibliographical references and index.The slave songs and the lyric poetry traditions -- The theology of the lyric tradition in the slave songs -- Image and substance in the slave songs -- Border crossing with the slave songs.In this insightful and provocative volume, Rameyreveals spirituals and slave songs to be a crucial element in American literature. This book shows slave songs'intrinsic value as lyric poetry, sheds light on their roots and originality, anddraws new conclusions on anart form long considereda touchstone of cultural imagination.PoetryAmericaLiteraturesSocial historyOral historyEuropean literatureRenaissance, 1450-1600Poetry and PoeticsNorth American LiteratureSocial HistoryOral HistoryEarly Modern and Renaissance LiteraturePoetry.AmericaLiteratures.Social history.Oral history.European literaturePoetry and Poetics.North American Literature.Social History.Oral History.Early Modern and Renaissance Literature.811.009/896073Ramey Lauri596814MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9910971207603321Slave Songs and the Birth of African American Poetry4330353UNINA