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Swinging the Vernacular : Jazz and African American Modernist Literature

Swinging the Vernacular : Jazz and African American Modernist Literature - Studies in African American History and Culture

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Publisher's Synopsis

This book looks at the influence of jazz on the development of African American modernist literature over the 20th century, with a particular attention to the social and aesthetic significance of stylistic changes in the music.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780415804004
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Imprint: Routledge
Pub date:
Edition: 1st edition
DEWEY: 810.911208996073
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 256
Weight: 490g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 15mm

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