LEADER 02681nam 22007455 450 001 9910971207603321 005 20240327070637.0 010 $a9786611915636 010 $a9781349536337 010 $a1349536334 010 $a9781281915634 010 $a1281915637 010 $a9780230610163 010 $a0230610161 024 7 $a10.1057/9780230610163 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC370447 035 $a(CKB)1000000000553290 035 $a(DE-He213)978-0-230-61016-3 035 $a(Perlego)3506477 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000553290 100 $a20151119d2008 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSlave Songs and the Birth of African American Poetry /$fby L. Ramey 205 $a1st ed. 2008. 210 1$aNew York :$cPalgrave Macmillan US :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2008. 215 $a1 online resource (216 p.) 311 08$a9780230100343 311 08$a0230100341 311 08$a9781403975690 311 08$a1403975698 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe 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. 330 $aIn 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. 606 $aPoetry 606 $aAmerica$xLiteratures 606 $aSocial history 606 $aOral history 606 $aEuropean literature$yRenaissance, 1450-1600 606 $aPoetry and Poetics 606 $aNorth American Literature 606 $aSocial History 606 $aOral History 606 $aEarly Modern and Renaissance Literature 615 0$aPoetry. 615 0$aAmerica$xLiteratures. 615 0$aSocial history. 615 0$aOral history. 615 0$aEuropean literature 615 14$aPoetry and Poetics. 615 24$aNorth American Literature. 615 24$aSocial History. 615 24$aOral History. 615 24$aEarly Modern and Renaissance Literature. 676 $a811.009/896073 700 $aRamey$b Lauri$0596814 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 912 $a9910971207603321 996 $aSlave Songs and the Birth of African American Poetry$94330353 997 $aUNINA