God's trombones : seven Negro sermons in verse /
Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938.,
God's trombones : seven Negro sermons in verse / [print] James Weldon Johnson ; foreword by Maya Angelou ; general editor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. - revisedition. edition.. - New York : Penguin Books, (c)2008. - xxvii, 60 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. - Penguin classics . - Penguin classics. .
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 -- The Judgment day.
"This collection of poems attempts to recreate a vanishing part of Black American spiritual culture - the inspirational sermons of old-time Negro preachers. Using punctuation and line arrangements he captures the fervour of the congregation and underlines the importance of these sermons in the development of Black culture. James Wheldon Johnson is the author of 'Along this Way' and 'The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man'."--Www.amazon.com (Nov. 8, 2010).
9780143105411
2008008886
Leisure Reading
Fiction
PS3519.G259.G637 2008 PS3519
God's trombones : seven Negro sermons in verse / [print] James Weldon Johnson ; foreword by Maya Angelou ; general editor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. - revisedition. edition.. - New York : Penguin Books, (c)2008. - xxvii, 60 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. - Penguin classics . - Penguin classics. .
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 -- The Judgment day.
"This collection of poems attempts to recreate a vanishing part of Black American spiritual culture - the inspirational sermons of old-time Negro preachers. Using punctuation and line arrangements he captures the fervour of the congregation and underlines the importance of these sermons in the development of Black culture. James Wheldon Johnson is the author of 'Along this Way' and 'The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man'."--Www.amazon.com (Nov. 8, 2010).
9780143105411
2008008886
Leisure Reading
Fiction
PS3519.G259.G637 2008 PS3519