All those strangers : the art and lives of James Baldwin / Douglas Field.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Field, Douglas, 1974-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Politics and literature--United States--History--20th century.

Politics and literature.

Baldwin, James, 1924-1987--Political and social views.

Baldwin, James.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 p.)

Other Title:

All Those Strangers

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study examines how James Baldwin's fiction and non-fiction shaped and responded to key political and cultural developments in the United States from the 1940s to the 1980s. It is animated by an examination of how external forces moulded Baldwin's personal, political, and psychological development and gave shape to his writing. The book views Baldwin through a cultural-historical lens alongside a more traditional literary critical approach.

Contents:

""Cover ""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Baldwin�s Life on the Left: From New York Intellectual to Disturber of the Peace""; ""2. Radical Baldwin and the FBI: From the Civil Rights Movement to Black Power""; ""3. James Baldwin�s Religion: Sex, Love, and the Blues""; ""4. “I Am a Stranger Everywhere�: Travel and Transnational Tensions in Baldwin�s Work""; ""Afterword""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 26, 2015).

ISBN:

0-19-938417-7

0-19-938418-5

OCLC:

908103242