Countee Cullen : collected Poems /
A major and sometimes controversial figure of the Harlem Renaissance, Countee Cullen fused a mastery of the formal lyric with a passionate engagement with themes social, religious, racial, and personal in such books as Color, Copper Sun, and The Black Christ. Certain of his poems-- "Heritage,&q...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[New York] :
Library of America,
2013.
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| Series: | American poets project ;
32. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | A major and sometimes controversial figure of the Harlem Renaissance, Countee Cullen fused a mastery of the formal lyric with a passionate engagement with themes social, religious, racial, and personal in such books as Color, Copper Sun, and The Black Christ. Certain of his poems-- "Heritage," "Yet Do I Marvel" -- are widely celebrated, but much of Cullen's work remains to be discovered. This volume restores to print a body of work of singular intensity and beauty |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxv, 298 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781598532692 (electronic bk.) 1598532693 (electronic bk.) |