Description
James Weldon Johnson was a leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance, and one of the most revered African Americans of all time, whose life demonstrated the full spectrum of struggle and success. In Godas Trombones , one of his most celebrated works, inspirational sermons of African American preachers are reimagined as poetry, reverberating with the musicality and splendid eloquence of the spirituals. This classic collection includes aListen LordaA Prayer,a aThe Creation,a aThe Prodigal Son,a aGo Down DeathaA Funeral Sermon,a aNoah Built the Ark,a aThe Crucifixion,a aLet My People Go,a and aThe Judgment Day.a
Details
Released: Mon 1 Sep 2008
Catalogue Number: 9780143105411
- Editor: Henry Louis Gates
- Forward By: Maya Angelou
- Publisher: Penguin Group USA
- Series: Penguin Classics
- Editions: Reprint
- Subject Development: African American, Poetry
- Geographic Designator: United States
- Academic Level: General Adult
- Depth (m): 0.006
- Dewey: 811/.52
- Height (m): 0.197
- Pages: 60
- Place Of Publication: United States
- Published Date: Tue 27 May 2008
- Weight (g): 91
- Width (m): 0.133
Availability
Estimated despatch 14-20 days after ordering.
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