God's trombones : seven Negro sermons in verse / by James Weldon Johnson ; drawings by Aaron Douglas ; lettering by C.B. Falls.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938.

Contributor:

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Penguin poets

The Penguin poets

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sermons, American--African American authors.

Sermons, American.

Poetry.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

56 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Penguin Books, 1976.

Summary:

The inspirational sermons of the old Negro preachers are set down as poetry in this collection -- a classic for more than forty years, frequently dramatized, recorded, and anthologized. Mr. Johnson tells in his preface of hearing these same themes treated by famous preachers in his youth; some of the sermons are still current, and like the spirituals they have taken a significant place in black folk art. In transmuting their essence into original and moving poetry, the author has also ensured the survival of a great oral tradition.

Contents:

Listen, Lord

A Prayer 13

The Creation 17

The Prodigal Son 21

Go Down Death

A Funeral Sermon 27

Noah Built the Ark 31

The Crucifixion 39

Let My People Go 45

The Judgment Day 53.

Notes:

Reprint of the 1969 ed. published by Viking Press, New York.

Other Format:

Online version: Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938. God's trombones.

ISBN:

014042217X

9780140422177

0140184031

9780140184037

OCLC:

2985586