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Amiri Baraka (Critical Survey of Drama, Second Revised Edition)
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Amiri Baraka is an exceptionally versatile literary figure, equally well known for his poetry, drama, and essays. In addition, he has written short stories, collected in Tales (1967), and an experimental novel, The System of Dante’s Hell (1965), which includes numerous poetic and dramatic passages. Baraka’s early volumes of poetry Preface to a Twenty Volume Suicide Note (1961) and The Dead Lecturer (1964) derive from his period of involvement with the New York City avant-garde. Other volumes, such as Black Magic:...
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System of Dante’s Hell, The (African American Literature) -
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African-American Drama (Topical Overview--Drama) -
Dramatic Genres (Topical Overview--Drama) -
Experimental Theater (Topical Overview--Drama) -
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African American Poetry (Topical Overview--Poetry) -
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African American Short Fiction (Topical Overview--Short Fiction) -
Theory of Short Fiction (Topical Overview--Short Fiction)
