Whitman Noir
| Author | : Ivy Wilson |
| Publisher | : University of Iowa Press |
| Total Pages | : 233 |
| Release | : 2014-05 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781609382360 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1609382366 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (60 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Whitman Noir by : Ivy Wilson
Download or read book Whitman Noir written by Ivy Wilson and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2014-05 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Explores the meaning of blacks and blackness in Whitman's imagination and, equally significant, also illuminates the aura of Whitman in African American letters from Langston Hughes to June Jordan, Margaret Walker to Yusef Komunyakaa. The essay, which feature academic scholars and poets alike, address questions of literary history, the textual interplay between author and narrator, and race and poetic influence."--Page [4] of cover.
