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The Blues And Jazz In Albert Murray's Fiction: A Study In The Tradition Of Stylization, Jacquelynne Jones Modeste
The Blues And Jazz In Albert Murray's Fiction: A Study In The Tradition Of Stylization, Jacquelynne Jones Modeste
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The use of the blues as a critical theory and as a literary model for the crafting of fiction opens new possibilities for both intellectual and artistic exploration. Reflecting the power of human agency amidst antagonism, the blues is the music of personal triumph over the brutality of circumstances despite any change in condition. The music's emphasis on improvisation reveals human agency because through instrumentation, singing, stylistic nuances, audience participation and/or venue individuals transform perceived or imagined woefulness into hopefulness. Studying the blues and its cultural legacy is significant in identifying the mechanisms by which individuals and ultimately entire communities …