Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-328) and index.
Contents:
Book I. The uses of the blues : James Baldwin's lyrical quest -- Book II. The uses of the lyric : Billie's quest, Dinah's blues, Jimmy's Amen, and Brother Ray's Hallelujah -- Book III. "For you I was a flame" : Baldwin's lyrical lens on contemporary culture.
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