{"product_id":"maya-angelou-adventurous-spirit-paperback","title":"Maya Angelou: Adventurous Spirit - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLinda Wagner-Martin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA revised and updated edition of a comprehensive biographical and critical reading of the works of American poet and memoirist Maya Angelou (1928-2014). Linda Wagner-Martin covers all six of Angelou's autobiographies, as well as her essay and poetry collections, whilst also exploring Angelou's life as an African American in the United States, her career as stage and film performer, her thoughtful participation in the Civil Rights actions of the 1960s, and her travels abroad in Egypt, Africa, and Europe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In her discussion of Angelou's methods of writing her stunning autobiography, which began with the 1970 publication of\u003ci\u003e I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings\u003c\/i\u003e, Wagner-Martin writes about the influences of the Harlem Writers Group (led by James Baldwin, Paule Marshall, and John O. Killens) as well as Angelou's significant friendships with Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr., and other leaders from both international and African American United States cultures. Crucial concepts throughout include the role of oral traditions, of song and dance, of the spiritualism of art based on religious belief, of Angelou's voiced rhythms and her polished use of dialogue to convey more abstract \"meaning.\" Wagner-Martin shows that, viewing herself as a global citizen, Angelou never lost her spirit of adventure and discovery as well as her ability to overcome. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNamed an Outstanding Academic Title of the Year by \u003ci\u003eChoice \u003c\/i\u003ein 2015, this new edition includes two new chapters on Angelou's connections to Africa and on her final years.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLinda Wagner-Martin\u003c\/b\u003e is Hanes Professor of English and Comparative Literature at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. She was the 2011 recipient of the Hubbell Medal for lifetime service in American literature (sponsored by the MLA), and has published more than fifty-five books of criticism, some edited, including \u003ci\u003eSylvia Plath: A Biography \u003c\/i\u003e(1987) and \u003ci\u003e\"Favored Strangers\" Gertrude Stein and Her Family\u003c\/i\u003e (1995), as well as studies of Ernest Hemingway, Zelda Fitzgerald, Barbara Kingsolver, and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 14, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51773103866144,"sku":"9781501365577","price":59.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b9e2d53928a04de23073b9379c3e9bf7.webp?v=1780419706","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/maya-angelou-adventurous-spirit-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}