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God's Trombones
James Weldon Johnson
其他書名
Seven Negro Sermons in Verse
出版Courier Dover Publications, 2023-04-18
主題Literary Collections / American / African American & BlackLiterary Criticism / American / African American & BlackPoetry / GeneralPoetry / Subjects & Themes / Inspirational & ReligiousPoetry / American / African American & BlackSocial Science / Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black Studies
ISBN04868513709780486851372
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=reStEAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938) was a revered African American civil rights leader, diplomat, lawyer, novelist, poet, and songwriter in the Harlem Renaissance. He also coauthored the hymn “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” known as the Black national anthem. God’s Trombones, one of Johnson’s most celebrated works, transforms seven uplifting spiritual sermons of African American preachers into poetry. God’s Trombones equates the Black oral tradition and its characteristic cadence with the sweeping tonal ranges of the trombone, which most closely resembles the human voice. This classic collection includes “Listen, Lord — A Prayer”; “The Creation”; “The Prodigal Son”; “Go Down Death — A Funeral Sermon”; “Noah Built the Ark”; “The Crucifixion”; “Let My People Go”; and “The Judgment Day.”