Lyrics of the Afro-American spiritual : a documentary collection / edited with introductory materials by Erskine Peters.

Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1993.
Description
xxxi, 463 pages ; 29 cm.

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    Library of Congress genre(s)
    Series
    • Greenwood encyclopedia of Black music [More in this series]
    • The Greenwood encyclopedia of Black music, 0272-0264
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
    Contents
    • Introduction and Historical Background to the Afro-American Spiritual
    • Lyrics of Sorrow, Alienation, and Desolation
    • Lyrics of Consolation and Faith
    • Lyrics of Resistance and Defiance
    • Lyrics of Deliverance
    • Lyrics of Jubilation and Triumph
    • Lyrics of Judgment and Reckoning
    • Lyrics of Regeneration
    • Lyrics of Spiritual Progress
    • Lyrics of Transcendence
    • Select Bibliography: Song Collections
    • Select Bibliography: History and Interpretation.
    ISBN
    • 0313262381 ((alk. paper))
    • 9780313262388 ((alk. paper))
    LCCN
    92027574
    OCLC
    26403882
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