num_pages: 197
description: -- Presents the most important 20th-century criticism on major works from The Odyssey through modern literature-- The critical essays reflect a variety of schools of criticism-- Contains critical biographies, notes on the contributing critics, a chronology of the author's life, and an index
language: English
title: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
titlecomplete: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Modern Critical Interpretations)
characters: Bailey Johnson Jr., Maya Angelou, Bailey Johnson, Annie "Momma" Henderson, Uncle Willie, Vivian Baxter, Mr. Freeman (I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings)
genres: African American, Biography, Classics, Poetry, Autobiography, Race, Nonfiction, Feminism, Biography Memoir, Memoir
ratings_count: 513703
places: San Francisco, California, Arkansas, The United States of America, California, Stamps, Arkansas
series: Maya Angelou's Autobiography
awards: awardedAt: 31564800000
name: Coretta Scott King Book Award
category: Author Honor
publisher: Chelsea House Pub