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| Author | : Maya Angelou |
| Publisher | : Random House |
| Total Pages | : 289 |
| Release | : 2010-07-21 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 030747772X |
Here is a book as joyous and painful, as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings captures the longing of lonely children, the brute insult of bigotry, and the wonder of words that can make the world right. Maya Angelou’s debut memoir is a modern American classic beloved worldwide. Sent by their mother to live with their devout, self-sufficient grandmother in a small Southern town, Maya and her brother, Bailey, endure the ache of abandonment and the prejudice of the local “powhitetrash.” At eight years old and back at her mother’s side in St. Louis, Maya is attacked by a man many times her age—and has to live with the consequences for a lifetime. Years later, in San Francisco, Maya learns that love for herself, the kindness of others, her own strong spirit, and the ideas of great authors (“I met and fell in love with William Shakespeare”) will allow her to be free instead of imprisoned. Poetic and powerful, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings will touch hearts and change minds for as long as people read. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings liberates the reader into life simply because Maya Angelou confronts her own life with such a moving wonder, such a luminous dignity.”—James Baldwin From the Paperback edition.
| Author | : Mildred R. Mickle |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 308 |
| Release | : 2010 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : |
Examines the individual author's entire body of work and on his/her single works of literature.
| Author | : Maya Angelou |
| Publisher | : Random House |
| Total Pages | : 60 |
| Release | : 2013-04-10 |
| Genre | : Poetry |
| ISBN | : 0307833275 |
Another remarkable collection of poetry from one of America's masters of the medium. The first part gathers together poems of love and nostalgic memory, while Part II portrays confrontations inherent in a racist society.
| Author | : Padraig Kenny |
| Publisher | : Chicken House |
| Total Pages | : 196 |
| Release | : 2019-04-04 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1912626012 |
'One of a kind. Utterly fantastic.' Eoin Colfer on Tin David and Penny's strange new home is surrounded by forest. It's the childhood home of their mother, who's recently died. But other creatures live here ... magical creatures, like tiny, hairy Pog. He's one of the First Folk, protecting the boundary between the worlds. As the children explore, they discover monsters slipping through from the place on the other side of the cellar door. Meanwhile, David is drawn into the woods by something darker, which insists there's a way he can bring his mother back ...
| Author | : Joanne M. Braxton |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 178 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : African American authors |
| ISBN | : 0195116070 |
With the continued expansion of the literary canon, multicultural works of modern literary fiction and autobiography have assumed an increasing importance for students and scholars of American literature. This exciting new series assembles key documents and criticism concerning these works that have so recently become central components of the American literature curriculum. Each casebook will reprint documents relating to the work's historical context and reception, present the best in critical essays, and when possible, feature an interview of the author. The series will provide, for the first time, an accessible forum in which readers can come to a fuller understanding of these contemporary masterpieces and the unique aspects of American ethnic, racial, or cultural experience that they so ably portray. Perhaps more than any other single text, Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings helped to establish the "mainstream" status of the renaissance in black women's writing. This casebook presents a variety of critical approaches to this classic autobiography, along with an exclusive interview with Angelou conducted specially for this volume and a unique drawing of her childhood surroundings in Stamps, Arkansas, drawn by Angelou herself.
| Author | : Maya Angelou |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 32 |
| Release | : 1986-01-01 |
| Genre | : African American women |
| ISBN | : 9781556280092 |
Through her friendship with Mrs. Flowers, a cultured and gentle Black woman, Marguerite develops self-esteem and an appreciation for great literature.
| Author | : Claudia Durst Johnson |
| Publisher | : Greenhaven Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2007-12 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 9780737739053 |
Presents essays that examine racism and other related issues in "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, " discussing such topics as race and gender, humor and folklore, and death and rebirth.
| Author | : Mary Robinson |
| Publisher | : Cliffs Notes |
| Total Pages | : 74 |
| Release | : 1992-11-24 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 9780822006411 |
The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also feature glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format. Piqued by a dare, Angelou wrote this first book as an exercise in autobiography as art — and succeeded. Her novel is a story of the difficulties of black women and the eventual victory of spirit that comes from being a soulful fighter. CliffsNotes on I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings helps you explore this tale of rebirth, self-worth, and dignity. This concise supplement helps you understand the overall structure of the novel, actions and motivations of the characters, and the social and cultural perspectives of the author. Features that help you study include A close look at the author's life which offers insight into her writing A list of characters and their descriptions Summaries and commentaries, chapter by chapter Critical assessments of the novel and the television movie adaptation Glossaries to help you fully understand the novel Critical essays on women in the novel and Southern Fundamentalism A review section that tests your knowledge, and suggested essay topics Classic literature or modern modern-day treasure — you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.
| Author | : Mark Salzman |
| Publisher | : Vintage |
| Total Pages | : 193 |
| Release | : 2003-12-16 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1400077753 |
Mark Salzman's Lying Awake is a finely wrought gem that plumbs the depths of one woman's soul, and in so doing raises salient questions about the power-and price-of faith. Sister John's cloistered life of peace and prayer has been electrified by ever more frequent visions of God's radiance, leading her toward a deep religious ecstasy. Her life and writings have become examples of devotion. Yet her visions are accompanied by shattering headaches that compel Sister John to seek medical help. When her doctor tells her an illness may be responsible for her gift, Sister John faces a wrenching choice: to risk her intimate glimpses of the divine in favor of a cure, or to continue her visions with the knowledge that they might be false-and might even cost her her life.
| Author | : Joanne M. Braxton |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 178 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : African American authors |
| ISBN | : 0195116062 |
With the continued expansion of the literary canon, multicultural works of modern literary fiction and autobiography have assumed an increasing importance for students and scholars of American literature. This exciting new series assembles key documents and criticism concerning these works that have so recently become central components of the American literature curriculum. Each casebook will reprint documents relating to the work's historical context and reception, present the best in critical essays, and when possible, feature an interview of the author. The series will provide, for the first time, an accessible forum in which readers can come to a fuller understanding of these contemporary masterpieces and the unique aspects of American ethnic, racial, or cultural experience that they so ably portray. Perhaps more than any other single text, Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings helped to establish the "mainstream" status of the renaissance in black women's writing. This casebook presents a variety of critical approaches to this classic autobiography, along with an exclusive interview with Angelou conducted specially for this volume and a unique drawing of her childhood surroundings in Stamps, Arkansas, drawn by the Angelou herself.
