About “Selected poems of Claude McKay”
The book is a collection of poems by Claude McKay, including works in dialect from his native Jamaica such as Songs of Jamaica and Constab Ballads, as well as uncollected poems and pieces in standard English from Harlem Shadows. It features a representative selection of his dialect verse, which evokes the folksongs and peasant life of Jamaica, alongside poems that reflect his broader themes of racial oppression and individual dignity.
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- 1953 · ISBN 9780156806497
- ISBN
- 9780156806497
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How many pages is Selected poems of Claude McKay?
Selected poems of Claude McKay by Claude McKay has 110 pages.