The Music in African American Fiction

ISBN-13: 9781138389540 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 266 str.

Robert H. Cataliotti

Opis

Originally published in 1995, The Music of African American Fiction is a historical analysis of the tradition of representing music in African American fiction. The book examines the impact of evolving musical styles and innovative musicians on black culture as is manifested in the literature.

Spis treści

Introduction  Acknowledgements  Part I: "They Sang a Song of Triumph  1. "Go Sound the Jubilee": Slave Narratives  2. "Uplifting the Race"  Part II: "Depths to Which Mere Sound Had No Business to Go"  3. "The Most Treasured Heritage of the American Negro"  4. "Their Joy Runs, Bang! Into Ecstasy"  Part III: "The Only True History of the Times"  5. "Not Many People Ever Really Hear It"  6. "The Brother Does Not [Does] Sing  Part IV: "The Length of the Music Was the Only Form"  7. "There Must be Some People Who Lived for Music"  8. "The Sound Baked Inside Their Heads"  Coda: "What Good is a Liturgy Without a Text?"  Selected Bibliography  Selected Discography  Index

O autorze

Robert H. Cataliotti