Critical Companion To Maya Angelou : a literary reference to her life and work

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2011

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9781438136103

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CRITICAL COMPANION TO Maya Angelou is a comprehensive and up-to-date resource for students interested in this prolific poet. Coverage includes: A concise but thorough biography of Angelou; entries on all of Angelou's major works, including all six of her book-length autobiographies, her major poems and poetry collections, her major essays and essay collections, her children's books, and more. Entries on the autobiographical works contain subentries on the main figures in the work. Also featured are entries on related people, places, and topics, such as Harlem, Michelle Obama, racism, San Francisco, and more.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Acknowledgments.
1: Introduction.
2: Biography.
3: Maya Angelou (Marquerite Ann Johnson) (1928– ).
4: Works.
5: Autobiographies.
6: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1970).
7: Gather Together in My Name (1974).
8: Singin’ and Swingin’ and Gettin’ Merry Like Christmas (1976).
9: The Heart of a Woman (1981).
10: All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes (1986).
11: A Song Flung Up to Heaven (2002).
12: Essay Collections.
13: Wouldn’t Take Nothing for My Journey Now (1993).
14: Even the Stars Look Lonesome (1997).
15: Letter to My Daughter (2008).
16: Poetry.
17: Introduction to Maya Angelou’s Poetry.
18: Poetry Collections.
19: Selected Poems A to Z.
20: Children’s Books.
21: Major Essays.
22: Related People, Places, and Topics.
23: Abacus.
24: Abernathy, Ralph (1926–1990).
25: Abolition.
26: Adage.
27: Ajax.
28: Alger, Horatio (1832–1899).
29: Alley Oop.
30: Amazon.
31: Angelos, Enistasious “Tosh” (b. ca. 1930).
32: Aphorism.
33: Arabesque.
34: Autoethnography.
35: Bailey, Pearl (1918–1990).
36: Baldwin, James (1924–1987).
37: Bardot, Brigitte (1934– ).
38: Barrelhouse Blues.
39: Basie, Count (William James Basie) (1904–1984).
40: Baxter, Vivian (Vivian Baxter Johnson) (fl. 1930s).
41: Belafonte, Harry (Harold George Belafonte, Jr.) (1927– ).
42: Black Aesthetic Movement (Black Arts Movement).
43: Blackface.
44: Black Panther Party.
45: Blacks, The.
46: Blues, The.
47: Boers.
48: Brer Rabbit.
49: Brewer, John Mason (1896–1975).
50: Brown, John (1800–1859).
51: Brown V. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas.
52: Bunche, Ralph (Ralph Johnson Bunche) (1903–1971).
53: Butler, Samuel (1835–1902).
54: Calloway, Cab (1907–1994).
55: Cambridge, Godfrey (Godfrey MacArthur Cambridge) (1933–1976).
56: “Camptown Races”.
57: Capote, Truman (1924
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Critical Companion To Maya Angelou : a literary reference to her life and work

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