“The Noise of Our Living”: Richard Wright and Chicago Blues
Historicizing the musical genre known as “Chicago blues,” I further complicate Richard Wright’s already complicated attitudes toward “the folk” and modernity. Utilizing close readings of <i>12 Million Black Voices</i>, I show how Wright’s apparent denigration of the blues as an outmoded,...
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MDPI AG
2024-01-01
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| Series: | Humanities |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/13/1/28 |