Criticism

Andrews, W. D. E. "The Marxist Theater of Amiri Baraka." Comparative Drama 18 (Summer 1984): 137-60.

Examines how Baraka's Marxist ideology is reflected in his plays.

Bone, Robert. "Action and Reaction." New York Times Book Review (8 May 1966): 3.

A negative assessment of Home: Social Essays.

Casimer, Louis J., Jr. "Dutchman: The Price of Culture Is a Lie." In The Binding of Proteus, edited by Marjorie W. McCune, Tucker Orbison, and Philip M. Withim, pp. 298-310. Lewisburg: Bucknell University Press, 1980.

Studies the treatment of myth and ritual in Dutchman.

Coles, Robert. "More Exiles." In Times of Surrender: Selected Essays, pp. 151-53. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1988.

A mixed assessment of Blues People.

Dieke, Ikenna. "Sadeanism: Baraka, Sexuality, and The Perverse Imagination in The System of Dante's Hell." Black American Literature Forum 19, No. 4 (Winter 1985): 163-66.

Explores the influence of the works of the Marquis de Sade on Baraka's works.

Van Duyn, Mona. "The Poet as Novelist." Poetry 109, No. 5 (February 1967): 338-39.

Illustrates the lyrical aspects in The System of Dante's Hell.

Wilson, John. "The New Jazzmen." New York Times Book Review (17 March 1968): 46.

A positive review of Black Music.