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Maya Angelou: The Iconic Self

Maya Angelou: The Iconic Self

Maya Angelou: The Iconic Self examines this iconic artist's work as an autobiographer, offering an up-to-date assessment of Angelou's contributions to American literature and to American and international culture. This is the only book to interpret Angelou's autobiographies as unique experiments in the history of black narrative. It attests to Angelou's creativity in transforming the typical single-volume autobiography into a six-volume personal and cultural adventure that tells the truth but reads like fiction.

The narratives cover the years from the Great Depression (1941) to the days following the assassinations of Malcolm X (1965) and Martin Luther King (1968), emphasizing Angelou's roles as mother, daughter, granddaughter, wife, and friend. This revised edition also presents information about Maya Angelou's funeral and her continuing legacy since her death in 2014. The depth and scope of the book's observations regarding Angelou's autobiographies will be of great interest to readers seeking an analysis of the interconnections among Angelou's writings as well as serve students taking courses in women's studies or black culture studies.



Author: Mary Jane Lupton
Publisher: Greenwood
Published: 01/18/2016
Pages: 202
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.20w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781440837586

About the Author

Mary Jane Lupton, PhD, is professor emeritus at Morgan State University.

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