The Baptism | Critical Overview
Critical reception of Baraka’s work varies widely from enthusiastic praise to equally enthusiastic condemnation. William J. Harris, in the introduction to The LeRoi Jones/Amiri Baraka Reader, suggests that the reason for this disparity may lie in the various modes and influences of the writer’s energy and creativity. According to Harris, Baraka ‘‘is an avant-garde writer whose variety of forms . . . makes him difficult to categorize, while his stormy history clouds critical objectivity.’’
To get a handle on Baraka’s efforts, many critics have divided his work into...
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