The Essential Writings of James Weldon Johnson
Author: Johnson, James Weldon
ISBN: 9780812975321
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 21 Oct 2008
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback / softback
For readers of African-American literary, cultural and political history, an essential anthology publishing to coincide with the exciting launch of the prestigious James Weldon Johnston Institute at Emory University.BR>BR>"A canonical collection, splendidly and sensitively edited by Rudolph Byrd."br>-Henry Louis Gates, Jr.br>br>One of the leading voices of the Harlem Resaissance and a crucial literary figure of his time, James Weldon Johnson was also an editor, songwriter, founding member and leader of the NAACP, and the first African American to hold a diplomatic post as consul to Venezuela and Nicaragua. This comprehensive volume of Johnson's works includes the seminal novel i>Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man/i>, poems from i>God's Trombones/i>, essays on cultural and political topics, selections from Johnson's autobiography, i>Along This Way/i>, and two previously unpublished short plays- i>Do You Believe in Ghosts?/i> and i>The Engineer/i>. Featuring a chronology, bibliography, and a Foreword by acclaimed author Charles Johnson, this Modern Library edition showcases the tremendous range of James Weldon Johnson's writings and their considerable influence on American civic and cultural life.br>br>"This collection of poetry, fiction, criticism, autobiography, political writing and two unpublished plays by James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) spans 60 years of pure triumph over adversity. ....Johnson's nobility, his inspiration shine forth from these pages, setting moral and artistic standards." b>-i>Los Angeles Times/i>br>/b>
ISBN: 9780812975321
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 21 Oct 2008
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback / softback
For readers of African-American literary, cultural and political history, an essential anthology publishing to coincide with the exciting launch of the prestigious James Weldon Johnston Institute at Emory University.BR>BR>"A canonical collection, splendidly and sensitively edited by Rudolph Byrd."br>-Henry Louis Gates, Jr.br>br>One of the leading voices of the Harlem Resaissance and a crucial literary figure of his time, James Weldon Johnson was also an editor, songwriter, founding member and leader of the NAACP, and the first African American to hold a diplomatic post as consul to Venezuela and Nicaragua. This comprehensive volume of Johnson's works includes the seminal novel i>Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man/i>, poems from i>God's Trombones/i>, essays on cultural and political topics, selections from Johnson's autobiography, i>Along This Way/i>, and two previously unpublished short plays- i>Do You Believe in Ghosts?/i> and i>The Engineer/i>. Featuring a chronology, bibliography, and a Foreword by acclaimed author Charles Johnson, this Modern Library edition showcases the tremendous range of James Weldon Johnson's writings and their considerable influence on American civic and cultural life.br>br>"This collection of poetry, fiction, criticism, autobiography, political writing and two unpublished plays by James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) spans 60 years of pure triumph over adversity. ....Johnson's nobility, his inspiration shine forth from these pages, setting moral and artistic standards." b>-i>Los Angeles Times/i>br>/b>
