The blues aesthetic and the making of American identity in the literature of the South
By: Barbara A. Baker.
Series: Modern American literature ;; v. 38; Modern American literature (New York, N.Y.) ;; v. 38.
Publisher: P. Lang
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 164
Subjects: Harris, George Washington, 1814-1869 -- Criticism and interpretation.; Chesnutt, Charles Waddell, 1858-1932 -- Criticism and interpretation.; Hurston, Zora Neale -- Criticism and interpretation.; Nordan, Lewis -- Criticism and interpretation.; American literature -- Southern States -- History and criticism.; National characteristics, American, in literature.; Aesthetics, American -- Southern States.; Lovingood, Sut (Fictitious character); African Americans in literature.; Blues (Music) in literature.; Melancholy in literature.; Sadness in literature.; Music and literature.; Southern States -- Intellectual life.; Southern States -- In literature.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.[161]-164).