Black Poets of the United States by Jean Wagner PAPERBACK 9780252003417

Black Poets of the United States\nby Jean Wagner\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Jean Wagner\nTitle: Black Poets of the United States\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Social and cultural history\nPublisher: University of Illinois Press\nPublication year: 1973\nISBN-13: 9780252003417\nISBN-10: 0252003411\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nAcclaimed upon its initial American release,Black Poets of the United Statescontinued to spark comment and analysis for years afterward. Jean Wagner's masterpiece delves into the vital union of racial and religious feeling in the Black poets who emerged from 1890 to 1940.Beginning with an analysis of slavery's impact on the Black psyche and religious feeling, Wagner examines the evolution of Black lyrical expression to the end of the nineteen.