This first biography of poet and writer Margaret Walker (1915-98)
offers a comprehensive close reading of a pillar in American
culture for a majority of the 20th century. Without defining
herself as a radical or even a feminist, Walker followed the
precepts of both. She promoted the idea of the artist of tradition
and social change, a public intellectual and an institution
builder. Among the first to recognize the impact of black women in
literature, Walker became a chief architect of what many have
called the new Black South Renaissance. Her art was influenced
early by Langston Hughes, her political understanding of the world
by Richard Wright. Walker expanded both into a comprehensive view
on art and humanism, which became a national platform for the
center she founded in Mississippi that now bears her name. The
House Where My Soul Lives provides a full account of Walker's life
and new interpretations of her writings before and after the
publication of her most well-known poem in the 1930s in Chicago.
The book rejects the widely held view of Walker as the "angry black
woman" and emphasizes what contemporary American culture owes to
her decades of foundational work in what we know today as Black
Studies, Women's Studies, and the Public Humanities. She was fierce
in her claim to be "black, female and free" which gave her the
authority to challenge all hierarchies, no matter at what cost.
Featuring 80 archival photos and documents and based on never
before examined personal papers and interviews with those who knew
Walker personally, this book is required reading for all readers of
biographies of American writers.
General
| Imprint: |
Oxford UniversityPress
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
February 2023 |
| Authors: |
Maryemma Graham
(Distinguished Professor of English)
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| Dimensions: |
235 x 156mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
680 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-19-534123-2 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-19-534123-6 |
| Barcode: |
9780195341232 |
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