Albert Murray: Collected Essays & Memoirs (LOA #284): The Omni-Americans / South

Description: Albert Murray: Collected Essays & Memoirs (LOA #284) by Albert Murray, Henry Gates, Paul Devlin Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Editors Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Paul Devlin present a definitive edition of Albert Murrays collected nonfiction, including his 1971 memoir South to a Very Old Place, inspiration for Imani Perrys South to America.In his 1970 classic The Omni-Americans, Albert Murray (1916–2013) took aim at protest writers and social scientists who accentuated the "pathology" of race in American life. Against narratives of marginalization and victimhood, Murray argued that black art and culture, particularly jazz and blues, stand at the very headwaters of the American mainstream, and that much of what is best in American art embodies the "blues-hero tradition"— a heritage of grace, wit, and inspired improvisation in the face of adversity. Murray went on to refine these ideas in The Blue Devils of Nada and From the Briarpatch File, and all three landmark collections of essays are gathered here for the first time, together with Murrays memoir South to a Very Old Place--inspiration for Imani Perrys South to America, his brilliant lecture series The Hero and the Blues, his masterpiece of jazz criticism Stomping the Blues, and eight previously uncollected pieces.LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nations literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, Americas best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries. Author Biography Henry Louis Gates Jr., co-editor, is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University. Emmy Award–winning filmmaker, literary scholar, journalist, cultural critic, and institution builder, Gates has authored or coauthored twenty-one books and created fifteen documentary films. He is the editor of two other volumes in the Library of America series, Frederick Douglass: Autobiographies and, with William L. Andrews, Slave Narratives. Paul Devlin, co-editor, teaches English at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and has published essays and criticism in many periodicals. He is the editor of Murray Talks Music: Albert Murray on Jazz and Blues (2016) and Rifftide: The Life and Opinions of Papa Jo Jones, as told to Albert Murray (2011), a finalist for the Jazz Journalists Associations book award. Details ISBN 159853503X ISBN-13 9781598535037 Title Albert Murray: Collected Essays & Memoirs (LOA #284) Author Albert Murray, Henry Gates, Paul Devlin Format Hardcover Year 2016 Pages 1072 Publisher The Library of America GE_Item_ID:157657699; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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Book Title: Albert Murray: Collected Essays and Memoirs (LOA #284) : The Omni-Americans / South to a Very Old Place / the Hero and the Blues / Stomping the Blues / the Blue Devils of Nada / Other Writings

Number of Pages: 1072 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Library of America, T.H.E.

Topic: American / African American, Composers & Musicians, Genres & Styles / Blues, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies

Item Height: 1.3 in

Publication Year: 2016

Genre: Music, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, Literary Collections

Item Weight: 23.8 Oz

Author: Albert Murray

Item Length: 8.1 in

Item Width: 5.1 in

Book Series: Library of America Albert Murray Edition Ser.

Format: Hardcover