ERIC Number: EJ225071
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980
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The Influence of Black Orality on Contemporary Black Poetry and Its Implications for Performance.
James, Lawrence B.
Southern Speech Communication Journal, v45 n3 p249-67 Spr 1980
Discusses how Black orality, which combines elements of Black speech and music, is supplemented by dance and other nonverbal cues and actualized in the performance of contemporary Black poetry. (JMF)
Descriptors: Black Culture, Black Dialects, Black Literature, Folk Culture, Language Rhythm, Music, Oral Interpretation, Poetry, Theater Arts
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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