A Life of Gwendolyn BrooksBrooks' longtime friend and literary associate Kent presents the first full-scale biography of the poet. Kent chronicles Brooks' aesthetic and political development in relation to familial and literary influences, the Chicago arts community, and the civil rights and black nationalist movements. He portrays Brooks as an artist struggling to create a style that reflects black Americans' experiences while conveying a greater universalism in black life and literature. He also covers the significant figures and activities that influenced the poet's art and life, and examines her achievements as a critic, teacher, speaker, philanthropist, and activist. ISBN 0-8131-1659-7: $25.00. |
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