Blues, Ideology, and Afro-American Literature: A Vernacular Theory by Houston A. Baker Jr.

Blues, Ideology, and Afro-American Literature: A Vernacular Theory

Houston A. Baker Jr.

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295 pages | first published 1985

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Relating the blues to American social and literary history and to Afro-American expressive culture, Houston A. Baker, Jr., offers the basis for a broader study of American culture at its "vernacular" level. He shows how the "blues voice" and its e...
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