Street Lit Representing the Urban Landscape |
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| Editor:
| Norris, Keenan |
| Foreword by:
| Tyree, Omar |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8108-9262-0 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2013 |
| Publisher: | Scarecrow Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $73.95 |
Book Description:
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This collection of articles, essays, interviews, and poems defines urban literature--street lit--and provides valuable insights into a cultural force that is fast becoming as important to the American literary scene as hip-hop has meant to music. Comprised of work by scholars, established authors, and new voices, Street Lit will connect with any reader wanting to grasp the significance of this sometimes controversial but unquestionably popular art form.
This collection of articles, essays, interviews, and poems defines urban literature--street lit--and provides valuable insights into a cultural force that is fast becoming as important to the American literary scene as hip-hop has meant to music. Comprised of work by scholars, established authors, and new voices, Street Lit will connect with any reader wanting to grasp the significance of this sometimes controversial but unquestionably popular art form.