Forms of Contention Influence and the African American Sonnet Tradition |
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| Author:
| Robbins, Hollis |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8203-5694-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2020 |
| Publisher: | University of Georgia Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $99.95 |
Book Description:
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Argues for the centrality of sonnet writing to African American poetry, focusing on significant sonnets, key anthologies, and critical debates about poetic form to show that the influence of black sonnet writers on each other challenges long-standing claims that sonnet writing is primarily a matter of European influence.
Argues for the centrality of sonnet writing to African American poetry, focusing on significant sonnets, key anthologies, and critical debates about poetic form to show that the influence of black sonnet writers on each other challenges long-standing claims that sonnet writing is primarily a matter of European influence.