Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-274) and index.

The study reveals intimate acquaintance with the Harlem Renaissance, with the Chicago literary scene and its leading figures from the thirties on, with historical developments in black culture and consciousness, and with the significant figures and activities that impressed the poet's life and art. It critically examines Brooks's poetry for its aesthetic and social content within the contexts of the civil rights movement, the black arts movement, and black nationalism--Jacket.

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