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  1. The shadow and the act
    black intellectual practice, jazz improvisation, and philosophical pragmatism
    Published: 2011
    Publisher:  University of Chicago Press, Chicago

    Though often thought of as rivals, Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, and Amiri Baraka shared a range of interests, especially a passion for music. Jazz, in particular, was a decisive influence on their thinking, and, as The Shadow and the Act reveals,... more

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    Hochschule Aalen, Bibliothek
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    Hochschule Esslingen, Bibliothek
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    Though often thought of as rivals, Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, and Amiri Baraka shared a range of interests, especially a passion for music. Jazz, in particular, was a decisive influence on their thinking, and, as The Shadow and the Act reveals, they drew on their insights into the creative process of improvisation to analyze race and politics in the civil rights era. In this inspired study, Walton M. Muyumba situates them as a jazz trio, demonstrating how Ellison, Baraka, and Baldwin's individual works form a series of calls and responses with each other. Muyumba connects their writings on

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9780226554259; 0226554252; 9780226554235; 9780226554242; 0226554236; 0226554244
    Subjects: American literature; Jazz; Jazz in literature; Improvisation (Music); American literature; Jazz; American literature; American literature; Jazz; Ellison, Ralph; Jazz; Improvisation (Music); Jazz in literature; American literature ; African American authors; LITERARY CRITICISM ; American ; General; Jazz; Improvisation; Intellektuelle Anschauung; Criticism, interpretation, etc
    Other subjects: Ellison, Ralph; Baldwin, James 1924-1987; Baraka, Amiri 1934-2014; Baraka, Amiri (1934-2014); Ellison, Ralph; Baldwin, James (1924-1987); Baldwin, James 1924-1987; Baraka, Amiri 1934-2014; Ellison, Ralph; Baldwin, James; Baraka, Amiri
    Scope: Online Ressource (xi, 216 p.)
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    Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-196) and index. - Description based on print version record

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    Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002

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  2. The shadow and the act
    black intellectual practice, jazz improvisation, and philosophical pragmatism
    Author: Muyumba, Walton M.
    Published: 2009
    Publisher:  Univ. of Chicago Press, Chicago [u.a.]

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    Universitätsbibliothek Bayreuth
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    Universitätsbibliothek Erlangen-Nürnberg, Hauptbibliothek
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    ISBN: 9780226554235; 9780226554242; 0226554236; 0226554244
    RVK Categories: LS 48200
    Subjects: American literature; Jazz in literature; Jazz; Improvisation (Music); Jazz; Intellektuelle Anschauung; Improvisation
    Other subjects: Ellison, Ralph; Baldwin, James (1924-1987); Baraka, Imamu Amiri (1934-)
    Scope: XI, 216 S.
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    Includes bibliographical references and index
  3. The shadow and the act
    black intellectual practice, jazz improvisation, and philosophical pragmatism
    Author: Muyumba, Walton M.
    Published: 2009
    Publisher:  Univ. of Chicago Press, Chicago [u.a.]

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    Freie Universität Berlin, Universitätsbibliothek
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    Source: Philologische Bibliothek, FU Berlin
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    ISBN: 9780226554235; 9780226554242; 0226554236; 0226554244
    RVK Categories: LS 48200
    Subjects: American literature; Jazz in literature; Jazz; Improvisation (Music); Jazz; Intellektuelle Anschauung; Improvisation
    Other subjects: Ellison, Ralph; Baldwin, James (1924-1987); Baraka, Imamu Amiri (1934-)
    Scope: XI, 216 S.
    Notes:

    Includes bibliographical references and index
  4. The shadow and the act
    black intellectual practice, jazz improvisation, and philosophical pragmatism
    Author: Muyumba, Walton M.
    Published: 2009
    Publisher:  University of Chicago Press, Chicago ; EBSCO Industries, Inc., Birmingham, AL, USA

    Though often thought of as rivals, Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, and Amiri Baraka shared a range of interests, especially a passion for music. Jazz, in particular, was a decisive influence on their thinking, and, as The Shadow and the Act reveals,... more

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    Though often thought of as rivals, Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, and Amiri Baraka shared a range of interests, especially a passion for music. Jazz, in particular, was a decisive influence on their thinking, and, as The Shadow and the Act reveals, they drew on their insights into the creative process of improvisation to analyze race and politics in the civil rights era. In this inspired study, Walton M. Muyumba situates them as a jazz trio, demonstrating how Ellison, Baraka, and Baldwin's individual works form a series of calls and responses with each other. Muyumba connects their writings on.

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9780226554259; 0226554252; 9780226554235; 9780226554242; 0226554236; 0226554244
    RVK Categories: LS 48200 ; HD 370
    Subjects: Jazz; Improvisation; Intellektuelle Anschauung
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 216 pages)
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    Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-196) and index
  5. The shadow and the act
    black intellectual practice, jazz improvisation, and philosophical pragmatism
    Author: Muyumba, Walton M.
    Published: 2009
    Publisher:  The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Ill. [u.a.]

    Introduction: vamping til ready -- Movement I: Three ways of looking at a yardbird: Charlie Parker and the theorization of jazz improvisation in the work of Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, and Le Roi Jones/Amiri Baraka -- Movement II: Black is, black... more

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    Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg
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    Universität Konstanz, Kommunikations-, Informations-, Medienzentrum (KIM)
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    Brechtbau-Bibliothek
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    Introduction: vamping til ready -- Movement I: Three ways of looking at a yardbird: Charlie Parker and the theorization of jazz improvisation in the work of Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, and Le Roi Jones/Amiri Baraka -- Movement II: Black is, black ain't: violence, black masculinity, and the novel as democratic symbol -- Movement III: Cutting session: Baldwin as intellectual prizefighter, Baldwin as improvising intellectual -- Movement IV: Improvising over the changes: improvisation as intellectual and aesthetic practice in the transitional poems of Le Roi Jones/Amiri Baraka -- Coda

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 0226554236; 0226554244; 9780226554235; 9780226554242
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    9780226554242
    2008048657
    RVK Categories: LS 48200
    Subjects: American literature; Jazz in literature; Jazz; Improvisation (Music)
    Other subjects: Ellison, Ralph; Baldwin, James (1924-1987); Baraka, Amiri (1934-2014)
    Scope: XI, 216 S.
    Notes:

    Includes bibliographical references and index

    Introduction: vamping til ready -- Movement I: Three ways of looking at a yardbird: Charlie Parker and the theorization of jazz improvisation in the work of Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, and Le Roi Jones/Amiri Baraka -- Movement II: Black is, black ain't: violence, black masculinity, and the novel as democratic symbol -- Movement III: Cutting session: Baldwin as intellectual prizefighter, Baldwin as improvising intellectual -- Movement IV: Improvising over the changes: improvisation as intellectual and aesthetic practice in the transitional poems of Le Roi Jones/Amiri Baraka -- Coda.
  6. The shadow and the act
    black intellectual practice, jazz improvisation, and philosophical pragmatism
    Author: Muyumba, Walton M.
    Published: 2009
    Publisher:  Univ. of Chicago Press, Chicago [u.a.]

    Includes bibliographical references and index Though often thought of as rivals, Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, and Amiri Baraka shared a range of interests, especially a passion for music. Jazz, in particular, was a decisive influence on their... more

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    Includes bibliographical references and index Though often thought of as rivals, Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, and Amiri Baraka shared a range of interests, especially a passion for music. Jazz, in particular, was a decisive influence on their thinking, and, as The Shadow and the Act reveals, they drew on their insights into the creative process of improvisation to analyze race and politics in the civil rights era. In this inspired study, Walton M. Muyumba situates them as a jazz trio, demonstrating how Ellison, Baraka, and Baldwin's individual works form a series of calls and responses with each other. Muyumba connects their writings on

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 0226554244; 9780226554235; 9780226554242; 0226554236; 9781282239814; 9780226554259
    RVK Categories: LS 48200
    Subjects: Improvisation (Music); Jazz; American literature; Jazz in literature
    Other subjects: Ellison, Ralph; Baldwin, James (1924-1987); Baraka, Imamu Amiri (1934-)
    Scope: Online-Ressource (xi, 216 p)
    Notes:

    Includes bibliographical references and index

    Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web

    Contents; Preface; Introduction; Movement I - Three Ways of Looking at a Yardbird; Movement II - Black Is, Black Ain't; Movement III - Cutting Session; Movement IV - Improvising over the Changes; Coda; Acknowledgments; Notes; Reference List; Index