Black Orpheus: Music In African American Fiction From The Harlem Renaissance To Toni Morrison (Border Crossings)

In twentieth-century African American fiction, music has been elevated to the level of religion primarily because of its power as a medium of freedom. This collection explores literary invocations of music.

• • Author: Saadi A. Simawe
• • Publisher: Routledge
• • Publication Date: Dec 01, 2014
• • Number of Pages: 304 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 1138001775
• • ISBN-13: 9781138001770