African-American poetry of the nineteenth century : an anthology / edited by Joan R. Sherman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sherman, Joan R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American poetry--African American authors.

American poetry.

American poetry--19th century.

African Americans--Poetry.

African Americans.

Genre:

Poetry.

Physical Description:

506 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [1992]

Summary:

In this bestselling companion to her pioneering study, Invisible Poets, Joan Sherman continues to make new generations aware of the "invisible" legacy of nineteenth-century black American poetry. The 171 poems here, by thirty-five men and women, have been transcribed from first editions and are annotated in detail.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0252019172

0252062469

OCLC:

24791922