- Tytuł:
- The Story of the Exodus and the Images of the Promised Land and Heaven in the Poetry of African American Spirituals
- Autorzy:
- Ziółek-Sowińska, Małgorzata
- Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/578858.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2018
- Wydawca:
- Łódzkie Towarzystwo Naukowe
- Tematy:
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Exodus
slaves
spirituals
the Promised Land
the New Jerusalem - Opis:
- Since the beginning of slavery blacks discovered in the Bible stories which provided not only narratives and language to delineate the difficulty of being a slave, but also hope for a better future in the afterlife. The Exodus was perceived as the Bible’s main argument that God denounced slavery and would come in a catastrophic event to judge those who mistreated blacks. This article is devoted to the exploration of the biblical figure of Exodus as a recurring trope in selected lyrics of slave spirituals and spirituals recorded by bluesmen. Scholars seem to agree that the Exodus is the migration narrative, but in this article I seek to demonstrate that it may also represent the theme of going on a spiritual journey to the other side in the hereafter or the end of time city the New Jerusalem.
- Źródło:
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Zagadnienia Rodzajów Literackich; 2017, 60, 4 (124); 33-47
0084-4446 - Pojawia się w:
- Zagadnienia Rodzajów Literackich
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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