{"product_id":"9781501365577-maya-angelou-revised-and-updated-edition-adventurous-spirit","title":"Wagner - Martin Prof Linda (The University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill Usa) - Maya Angelou (Revised And Updated Edition) Adventurous Spirit - Paperback","description":"Binding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\nDescription: A revised and updated edition of a comprehensive biographical and critical reading of the works of American poet and memoirist Maya Angelou (1928 - 2014). Linda Wagner - Martin covers all six of Angelou's autobiographies as well as her essay and poetry collections whilst also exploring Angelou's life as an African American in the United States her career as stage and film performer her thoughtful participation in the Civil Rights actions of the 1960s and her travels abroad in Egypt Africa and Europe. In her discussion of Angelou's methods of writing her stunning autobiography which began with the 1970 publication of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Wagner - Martin writes about the influences of the Harlem Writers Group (led by James Baldwin Paule Marshall and John O. Killens) as well as Angelou's significant friendships with Malcolm X Martin Luther King Jr. and other leaders from both international and African American United States cultures. Crucial concepts throughout include the role of oral traditions of song and dance of the spiritualism of art based on religious belief of Angelou's voiced rhythms and her polished use of dialogue to convey more abstract meaning. Wagner - Martin shows that viewing herself as a global citizen Angelou never lost her spirit of adventure and discovery as well as her ability to overcome. Named an Outstanding Academic Title of the Year by Choice in 2015, this new edition includes two new chapters on Angelou's connections to Africa and on her final years.\u003cbr\u003e\nTitle: Maya Angelou (Revised And Updated Edition) Adventurous Spirit\u003cbr\u003e\nAuthor(s): Wagner - Martin Prof Linda (The University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill Usa)\u003cbr\u003e\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc\u003cbr\u003e\nBarcode: 9781501365577\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 304 Pages\u003cbr\u003e\nPublication Date: 1\/14\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\nCategory: Literary Studies: Fiction, Novelists \u0026amp; Prose Writers","brand":"Wagner - Martin Prof Linda (The University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill Usa)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49617636065585,"sku":"IN-G-9781501365577","price":37.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/6759\/9594\/files\/9781501365577.jpg?v=1724638031","url":"https:\/\/bookdelivered.com\/products\/9781501365577-maya-angelou-revised-and-updated-edition-adventurous-spirit","provider":"Book Delivered","version":"1.0","type":"link"}