Research Catalog

Title

Martin Luther King Jr. / editor, Robert C. Evans, Auburn University, Montgomery.

Publication

• Ipswich, Massachusetts : Salem Press, a division of EBSCO Information Services, Inc. ; Amenia, NY : Grey House Publishing, [2019]
• ©2019

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Details

Additional Authors

Evans, Robert C., 1955-

Description

272 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

This volume examines both the speeches and writings of Martin Luther King, Jr., highlighting a variety of interpretive approaches, including rhetorical analysis, close reading, and explorations setting Kings work in social, cultural, historical, and political contexts. Critical analyses offer an overview of important previous work on Kings writings and speeches while also making new contributions to the study of his written and spoken works. Race, class, and gender are closely examined, along with a discussion of the skill of Kings writing.

Series Statement

Critical insights

Uniform Title

Critical insights.

Subjects

• American literature > African American authors
• American literature > African American authors > History and criticism
• Criticism, interpretation, etc
• African American civil rights workers > 20th century > History and criticism
• Civil rights in literature
• Speeches, addresses, etc., American > African American authors > History and criticism
• King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 > Criticism and interpretation

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source of Description (note)

• Edition statement supplied by publisher.

Contents

• About This Volume, Robert C. Evans -- On Martin Luther King: An Interview, Keith D. Miller -- Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr., Simran Kumari -- Critical Contexts -- ching, Singing,and Road Imagery in Martin Luther King's Involvement in the Civil Rights Movement, Raymond Blanton -- Traits and Impact of Martin Luther King's Speeches and Sermons: A Review of Reactions, Robert C. Evans -- Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream Speech": A Pluralist Analysis, Jordan Bailey -- Contraries and Progression in Martin Luther King, NicolasTredell -- Critical Readings -- Martin Luther King: The Uses of Intertextuality, NicolasTredell -- Balanced Thinking and Balanced Phrasing in Martin Luther King's "Facing the Challenge" Speech, Robert C. Evans -- How Samuel Smith and a Parade of Anthem Lovers Created the Conclusion of "I Have a Dream": Martin Luther King's Refusal to Extemporize, Keith D. Miller and Colleen Wilkowski -- Precursors to Martin Luther King's 1963 "I Have a Dream"Speech at the Lincoln Memorial, Wolfgang Mieder -- The Use of Proverbs in Martin Luther King's 1963 "I Have a Dream" Speech at the Lincoln Memorial, Wolfgang Mieder
• "The Samaritan Way" in Martin Luther King's Final Public Address, Raymond Blanton -- Martin Luther King and Whiteness: Reconsidering "Care for the Other" Rhetoric, Kristine Warrenburg Rome -- Poems Inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Series of Close Readings, Robert C. Evans -- Critical Reactions to Abby Mann's Televised Miniseries On Martin Luther King, Jr., Sam Dunton -- Martin Luther King's A Testament of Hope: A Survey of Critical Reactions, Bryan Warren -- Martin Luther King: An Interview with Charles Johnson, Marshall D. Buford -- Martin Luther King: Interviews with Persons Who Personally Heard Him Speak, Donna Yvette Smith -- Resources -- Chronology of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Life -- Works by Martin Luther King, Jr. -- Bibliography -- About the Editor -- Contributors -- Index

Call Number

Sc E 19-452

ISBN

• 9781642650303
• 1642650307

OCLC

1077366326

Title

Martin Luther King Jr. / editor, Robert C. Evans, Auburn University, Montgomery.

Publisher

Ipswich, Massachusetts : Salem Press, a division of EBSCO Information Services, Inc. ; Amenia, NY : Grey House Publishing, [2019]

Copyright Date

©2019

Edition

[First edition].

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Critical insights

Critical insights.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Note

Edition statement supplied by publisher.

Added Author

Evans, Robert C., 1955- editor.

Research Call Number

Sc E 19-452