| Description |
xxx, 321 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Series |
Modern Library classics |
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Modern Library classics.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-321). |
| Contents |
Portrait of James Weldon Johnson / Michael S. Harper -- James Weldon Johnson : a chronology -- Drama. Do you believe in ghosts? -- The engineer -- Fiction. The autobiography of an ex-coloured man -- Poetry. Sence you went away -- Lift every voice and sing -- Fifty years -- The creation -- Noah built the ark -- The Judgment Day -- Saint Peter relates an incident of the resurrection day -- Cultural criticism. Native African races and culture -- The dilemma of the Negro author -- Race prejudice and the Negro artist -- Autobiography. Selections from Along this way -- Political writing. Negro Americans, what now? |
| Summary |
"One of the leading voices of the Harlem Renaissance and a crucial literary figure of his time, James Weldon Johnson was also an editor, songwriter, founding member and leader of the NAACP, and the first African American to hold a diplomatic post as consul to Venezuela and Nicaragua. This comprehensive volume of Johnson's works includes the seminal novel Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, poems from God's Trombones, essays on cultural and political topics, selections from Johnson's autobiography, Along This Way, and two previously unpublished short plays: Do You Believe in Ghosts? and The Engineer. Featuring a chronology, bibliography, and a Foreword by acclaimed author Charles Johnson, this Modern Library edition showcases the tremendous range of James Weldon Johnson's writings and their considerable influence on American civic and cultural life."--Pub. desc. |
| Subject |
Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938. (OCoLC)fst00045815
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African Americans -- Politics and government.
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African Americans -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
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African Americans -- History.
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African Americans. (OCoLC)fst00799558
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African Americans -- Intellectual life.
(OCoLC)fst00799627
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African Americans -- Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst00799659
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Byrd, Rudolph P.
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| Added Title |
Works. Selections. 2008
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| ISBN |
9780812975321 (pbk.) |
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0812975324 (pbk.) |
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