All those strangers [electronic resource] : the art and lives of James Baldwin /
Field, Douglas,1974-
This study examines how James Baldwin's fiction and non-fiction shaped and responded to key political and cultural developments in the United States from the 1940s to the 1980s. It is animated by an examination of how external forces moulded Baldwin's personal, political, and psychological development and gave shape to his writing. The book views Baldwin through a cultural-historical lens alongside a more traditional literary critical approach.
Description based upon print version of record.
""Cover ""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Baldwinâ€?s Life on the Left: From New York Intellectual to Disturber of the Peace""; ""2. Radical Baldwin and the FBI: From the Civil Rights Movement to Black Power""; ""3. James Baldwinâ€?s Religion: Sex, Love, and the Blues""; ""4. â€œI Am a Stranger Everywhereâ€?: Travel and Transnational Tensions in Baldwinâ€?s Work""; ""Afterword""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This study examines how James Baldwin's fiction and non-fiction shaped and responded to key political and cultural developments in the United States from the 1940s to the 1980s. It is animated by an examination of how external forces moulded Baldwin's personal, political, and psychological development and gave shape to his writing. The book views Baldwin through a cultural-historical lens alongside a more traditional literary critical approach.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 26, 2015).
Baldwin, James, 1924-1987
Politics and literature
English
Languages & Literatures
American Literature