Author(s): Sterling Professor of the Humanities Harold Bloom
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 344
Publisher: Chelsea House Publishers
Language: English
Date Published: 2010-08-15
Dimensions: 162.56 x 236.22 x 17.78mm
Publication City/Country: Broomall, United States
Edition: New
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This volume examines contemporary African-American poets from Robert Hayden to Rita Dove to the new voices establishing themselves at the beginning of the 21st century. This new edition offers a selection of contemporary critical commentary on this proud and enduring poetic tradition and features an introductory essay by literary scholar Harold Bloom, an index for quick reference, a bibliography, and a chronology.