Shaping Words to Fit the Soul : The Southern Ritual Grounds of Afro-Modernism /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Grandt, Jürgen E., 1968-
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Columbus : Ohio State University Press, 2009.
Series:	Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:	Hip-Hop Jazz Blues Mündliche Überlieferung Literatur Modernism (Music) Modernism (Literature) American literature > African American authors. MUSIC > General. Modernisme (Litterature) Modernisme (Musique) American literature > African American authors > History and criticism. Wright, Richard, > 1908-1960. Toomer, Jean, > 1894-1967. Jones, Tayari. Handy, W. C. > (William Christopher), > 1873-1958. Douglass, Frederick, > 1818-1895. Douglass, Frederick, > 1818-1895 > Criticism and interpretation. Toomer, Jean, > 1894-1967 > Criticism and interpretation. Wright, Richard, > 1908-1960 > Criticism and interpretation. Jones, Tayari > Criticism and interpretation. Handy, W. C. > (William Christopher), > 1873-1958 > Criticism and interpretation. Allman Brothers Band. Allman Brothers Band > Criticism and interpretation. Schwarze. USA > Südstaaten Criticism, interpretation, etc. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

A life and power far beyond the letter : the Afro-modernism of life and times of Frederick Douglass
Shaping words to fit the soul : Afro-modernism and the breakdown of communication in Jean Toomer's Cane
Roll call : Richard Wright's "Long black song" and the betrayal of music
Blues and the abstract truth : the Southern groove continuum from W.C. Handy to the Allman Brothers Band
Life and death in the Dirty South : the urban ritual grounds of Tayari Jones
Conclusion. "The biggest colored show on earth" : Afro-modernism, hip-hop, and postmodern blackness.

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