Discarded Legacy: Politics and Poetics in the Life of Frances E.W.Harper, 1825-1

Description: Discarded Legacy by Melba Joyce Boyd This work approaches Frances Harper as a feminist and as a writer. The author, Melba Boyd, reflects upon the impact of Harpers legacy on another artist/activist - herself. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In this important study, poet Melba Joyce Boyd analyzes Harper not simply as a feminist and an activist, but as a writer. Frances E. W. Harper is a central figure in the history of nineteenth- and twentieth-century African-American literature and intellectual thought. The foremost poet of the "free colored community," she was also a lecturer, educator, essayist, and novelist. A prolific champion of the abolitionist and feminist causes, she has come to be recognized for the critical role she played in the rise of the womens movement, particularly in the development of the black womens movement. Yet neither her art nor her political insight was preserved by subsequent generations until recently.In this important study, poet Melba Joyce Boyd analyzes Harper not simply as a feminist and an activist, but as a writer. Boyd reads her in context, placing Harpers life, poetry, novels, and speeches within the nineteenth century African-American quest for"freedom and literacy."Harpers genius is illuminated as Boyd traces her radicalism through her struggles with issues of race, gender, and class, and the other personal and social injustices sheconfronted. Discarded Legacy comprises three parts: "The Abolitionist Years," "The Pursuit of the Promised Land," and "The Womans Era." These divisions characterize the thrust of the historical periods which encompass Harpers lifetime and the thematicfocus of her writings. Though Harpers primary political emphasis is on slavery and the Reconstruction, she sustains a strong feminist voice throughout these times and in all of her writings. Likewise, during the womens era, she maintains an anti-racist stance and strongly criticizes racism in whitefeminist politics.Boyds response to Harpers work is interactive and improvisational, and whenever possible, she maintains Harpers voice, allowing her to speak about her own work. When analyzing Harpers language, Boyd provides insight into Harpers aesthetic bydiscussing the writings thematically and structurally within a biographical framework. Finally, by examining Harpers use of traditional poetic techniques, language, oral tradition forms, and other tools, Boyddemonstrates how Harpers art and politics are synthesized into a dynamic whole.This book weaves Harpers radical vision with the intuitive and analytical dimensions of her imagination and language. Through perceptive explication of Harpers writings andconsideration of her thematic inclinations and political and social affiliations, Boyd is able to show how Harper crafted her subjects and how the literature and speeches interrelatedin theme and historical experience. Boyd has successfully arranged Harpers work in a manner that connects our present to Harpers past and that re-envisions her consciousness. Author Biography Melba Joyce Boyd is an associate professor in the Department of Africana Studies at Wayne State University and an adjunct associate professor at the Center for Afroamerican and African Studies at the University of Michigan, where she received her Doctor of Arts degree. She is the author of The Inventory of Black Roses and three other books of poetry. Review Boyd is excellent in addressing a formal critique of Mrs. Harpers work . . . an authentic study, perhaps the best we yet have of the writer.--Maryemma Graham "Northeastern University" Promotional In this important study, poet Melba Joyce Boyd analyzes Harper not simply as a feminist and an activist, but as a writer. Review Quote This book affirms and reclaims Frances E. W. Harper as a major force in the development of nineteenth-century thought, not only in her literary responses to the climate of her own time but also in her durability and relevance to the present. Aesthetically and politically, her work deserves the insightful critical attention which the author has given it. Dr. Boyds sound scholarship and her perceptiveness and sensitivity as a poet combine to make this book a monumental contribution. Promotional "Headline" In this important study, poet Melba Joyce Boyd analyzes Harper not simply as a feminist and an activist, but as a writer. Details ISBN0814324894 Author Melba Joyce Boyd Short Title DISCARDED LEGACY Publisher Wayne State University Press Language English ISBN-10 0814324894 ISBN-13 9780814324899 Media Book Format Paperback Year 1994 Imprint Wayne State University Press Subtitle Politics and Poetics in the Life of Frances E.W.Harper, 1825-1911 Place of Publication Detroit, MI Country of Publication United States Residence US Translated from English DOI 10.1604/9780814324899 AU Release Date 1994-06-01 NZ Release Date 1994-06-01 UK Release Date 1994-06-01 Illustrations illustrations Pages 254 Series African American Life Series Publication Date 1994-06-30 DEWEY 818.409 Audience Undergraduate US Release Date 1994-06-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134173731;

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