Seems Like Murder Here
Download or Read eBook Seems Like Murder Here PDF written by Adam Gussow and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-03-15 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Adam Gussow |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 356 |
| Release | : 2010-03-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780226311005 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0226311007 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (05 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Seems Like Murder Here by : Adam Gussow
Book excerpt: Winner of the 2004 C. Hugh Holman Award from the Society for the Study of Southern Literature. Seems Like Murder Here offers a revealing new account of the blues tradition. Far from mere laments about lost loves and hard times, the blues emerge in this provocative study as vital responses to spectacle lynchings and the violent realities of African American life in the Jim Crow South. With brilliant interpretations of both classic songs and literary works, from the autobiographies of W. C. Handy, David Honeyboy Edwards, and B. B. King to the poetry of Langston Hughes and the novels of Zora Neale Hurston, Seems Like Murder Here will transform our understanding of the blues and its enduring power.
