Poetry of the Blues
Publisher: Dover Publications, Incorporated
Published: 2019
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780486832951
Subjects: American poetry, african american authors, history and criticism; African americans, intellectual life; African americans in literature; Blues (music)
Description: "A noted blues historian and folklorist explores blues lyrics as poetry, quoting lyrics at length to reveal their depth of feeling and incorporation of complex literary forms"--