{"product_id":"the-black-american-writer-volume-ii","title":"The Black American Writer Volume II","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Black American Writer, Volume II: Poetry and Drama — C. W. E. Bigsby — 1971 — Everett Hoagland Estate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEditor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e C. W. E. Bigsby\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The Black American Writer, Volume II: Poetry and Drama\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Penguin Books \/ Pelican Books\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlace:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Baltimore, Maryland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1971\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1971 Pelican reprint; originally published in 1969\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 0140212264\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Covers show rubbing and edge wear, with an old price sticker and an area of surface loss on the front. Pages show age toning.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e From the estate of poet Everett Hoagland.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdited by C. W. E. Bigsby, this collection of critical essays explores Black American poetry and drama and the cultural, political, and literary debates surrounding their interpretation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOpening with Jean-Paul Sartre’s “Black Orpheus,” the volume considers figures including Gwendolyn Brooks, Lorraine Hansberry, Ossie Davis, and LeRoi Jones, later known as Amiri Baraka. It examines literary achievement alongside questions of identity, representation, and the role of the critic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis copy comes from the estate of poet Everett Hoagland, adding a meaningful literary connection to a book concerned with Black creative expression. Its vintage Pelican design also captures a distinctive period in paperback publishing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVolume II: Poetry and Drama only.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Debs Book Paradise","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67581114155188,"sku":"216-1","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/9279\/1220\/files\/blackamericanwritercover.jpg?v=1791234956","url":"https:\/\/debsbookparadise.com\/products\/the-black-american-writer-volume-ii","provider":"Debs Book Paradise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}