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Acclaimed Author And Social Critic James Baldwin (1924-1987) Maintained That All American Literature Is Intrinsically Bound To The Nation's Social History And That All American Writers Are Products Of Its Political System. In Seminal Works Such As Go Tell It On The Mountain, Notes Of A Native Son, And The Fire Next Time, He Expresses His Profound Belief That Writers Have The Power To Transform Society, To Engage The Public, And To Inspire And Channel Conversation To Achieve Lasting Change. While Baldwin Is Best Known For His Writings On Racial Consciousness And Injustice, He Is Also One Of The Country's Most Eloquent Theorists Of Democratic Life And The National Psyche. In A Political Companion To James Baldwin, A Group Of Prominent Scholars Assess The Prolific Author's Relevance To Present-day Political Challenges. Together, They Address Baldwin As A Democratic Theorist, Activist, And Citizen, Examining His Writings On The Civil Rights Movement, Religion, Homosexuality, And Women's Rights. They Investigate The Ways In Which His Work Speaks To And Galvanizes A Collective American Polity, And Explore His Views On The Political Implications Of Individual Experience In Relation To Rac

Author

Mcwilliams Ph. D. , Susan J.

Publisher

The University Press of Kentucky

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9780813169910

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Humanities