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Slave Songs and the Birth of African American Poetry by Lauri Ramey is a literary studies available to read on EtoBox.
What is Slave Songs and the Birth of African American Poetry about?
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.
Who reads Slave Songs and the Birth of African American Poetry?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Lauri Ramey
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan US
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781403975690
- Category
- literary studies
- Subjects
- History, Literary Criticism, Literary Fiction
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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