Book of Rhymes: The Poetics of Hip Hop - Couverture souple

Bradley, Adam

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0465003478 ISBN 13 : 9780465003471

Editeur : Basic Books, 2009

Synopsis

If asked to list the greatest innovators of modern American poetry, few of us would think to include Jay-Z or Eminem in their number. And yet hip hop is the source of some of the most exciting developments in verse today. The media uproar in response to its controversial lyrical content has obscured hip hop's revolution of poetic craft and experience: Only in rap music can the beat of a song render poetic meter audible, allowing an MC's wordplay to move a club-full of eager listeners.

Examining rap history's most memorable lyricists and their inimitable techniques, literary scholar Adam Bradley argues that we must understand rap as poetry or miss the vanguard of poetry today. Book of Rhymes explores America's least understood poets, unpacking their surprisingly complex craft, and according rap poetry the respect it deserves.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Adam Bradley is a professor of English at the University of Colorado Boulder where he directs the Laboratory for Race and Popular Culture. The author or editor of six books, Bradley has contributed to the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post, among others. He lives in Boulder, Colorado.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Basic Books
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0465003478
• ISBN 13: 9780465003471
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
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• Personne responsable: non disponible