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by Saadi a. Simawe

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The legendary Greek figure Orpheus was said to have possessed magical powers capable of moving all living and inanimate things through the sound of his lyre and voice. Over time, the Orphic theme has come to indicate the power of music to unsettle, subvert, and ultimately bring down oppressive realities in order to liberate the soul and expand human life without limits. The liberating effect of music has been a particularly important theme in twentieth-century African American literature.

The nine original essays in Black Orpheus examines the Orphic theme in the fiction of such African American writers as Jean Toomer, Langston Hughes, Claude McKay, James Baldwin, Nathaniel Mackey, Sherley Anne Williams, Ann Petry, Ntozake Shange, Alice Walker, Gayl Jones, and Toni Morrison. The authors discussed in this volume depict music as a mystical, shamanistic, and spiritual power that can miraculously transform the realities of the soul and of the world. Here, the musician uses his or her music as a weapon to shield and protect his or her spirituality. Written by scholars of English, music, women's studies, American studies, cultural theory, and black and Africana studies, the essays in this interdisciplinary collection ultimately explore the thematic, linguistic structural presence of music in twentieth-century African American fiction.

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Near the middle of her autobiography, I know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1970), Maya Angelou tells the story of her eighth-grade graduation.

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  • Title Black Orpheus: Music in African American Fiction from the Harlem Renaissance to Toni Morrison
  • Author Saadi a. Simawe
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Pages 304
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Routledge, New York - London
  • Publication date 2000-05-12
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780815331230 / 0815331231
  • Weight 1.03 lbs (0.47 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.5 x 3.04 x 0.89 in (29.21 x 7.72 x 2.26 cm)
  • Reading level 1420
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
  • Category Literature - Classics / Criticism
  • Library of Congress subjects African Americans in literature, Music in literature
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 99086215
  • Dewey Decimal Code 813.509

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  • Choice, 12/01/2000, Page 704

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Saadi Simawe is Assistant Professor of English and Africana Studies at Grinnell College, Iowa.

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