Overview
Albert provides a survey of the impact of jazz on both American and foreign fiction, along with an annotated listing of almost 400 short stories, novels, plays, and jazz fiction criticism. Access is augmented by an index of novels, plays, and short stories and by a general index. Albert examines the strong impact jazz and the blues have had on fiction. The annotated listing of 400 novels, short stories, and jazz fiction criticism will serve as a resource for those doing research in both music and literature, as well as serving as a reading guide for jazz devotees who are looking for literature with a jazz motif. Access is augmented by an index of novels, plays, and short stories and by a general index.
Full Product Details
Author: Richard N. Albert
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint: Greenwood Press
Edition: Annotated edition
Volume: No. 52.
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.10cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.370kg
ISBN: 9780313289989
ISBN 10: 0313289980
Pages: 136
Publication Date: 13 September 1996
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
"""A work of immense value to those interested in both jazz and literature, this bibliography is a comprehensive compilation showing that ""jazz and blues, in varying degrees, have their mark in fiction.,."".a worthy addition to the scholarly tools of jazz researchers and an excellent source for pursuing critical projects on what will continue to be a specialized area of literary studies.""-Research in African Literatures ?A work of immense value to those interested in both jazz and literature, this bibliography is a comprehensive compilation showing that ""jazz and blues, in varying degrees, have their mark in fiction.,."".a worthy addition to the scholarly tools of jazz researchers and an excellent source for pursuing critical projects on what will continue to be a specialized area of literary studies.?-Research in African Literatures ?Albert's useful bibliography of jazz-influenced fiction has 338 entries categorized as anthologies, novels, drama, short stories, and criticism....Recommended for general, undergraduate, and graduate libraries, especially those supporting jazz studies.?-Choice ""Albert's useful bibliography of jazz-influenced fiction has 338 entries categorized as anthologies, novels, drama, short stories, and criticism....Recommended for general, undergraduate, and graduate libraries, especially those supporting jazz studies.""-Choice"
A work of immense value to those interested in both jazz and literature, this bibliography is a comprehensive compilation showing that jazz and blues, in varying degrees, have their mark in fiction.,. .a worthy addition to the scholarly tools of jazz researchers and an excellent source for pursuing critical projects on what will continue to be a specialized area of literary studies. -Research in African Literatures
Albert's useful bibliography of jazz-influenced fiction has 338 entries categorized as anthologies, novels, drama, short stories, and criticism....Recommended for general, undergraduate, and graduate libraries, especially those supporting jazz studies. -Choice ?Albert's useful bibliography of jazz-influenced fiction has 338 entries categorized as anthologies, novels, drama, short stories, and criticism....Recommended for general, undergraduate, and graduate libraries, especially those supporting jazz studies.?-Choice ?A work of immense value to those interested in both jazz and literature, this bibliography is a comprehensive compilation showing that jazz and blues, in varying degrees, have their mark in fiction.,. .a worthy addition to the scholarly tools of jazz researchers and an excellent source for pursuing critical projects on what will continue to be a specialized area of literary studies.?-Research in African Literatures A work of immense value to those interested in both jazz and literature, this bibliography is a comprehensive compilation showing that jazz and blues, in varying degrees, have their mark in fiction.,. .a worthy addition to the scholarly tools of jazz researchers and an excellent source for pursuing critical projects on what will continue to be a specialized area of literary studies. -Research in African Literatures
Author Information
RICHARD N. ALBERT is Associate Professor Emeritus of English at Illinois State University. He has written extensively on the relationship between jazz and fiction, including From Blues to Bop: A Collection of Jazz Fiction which he edited in 1990.
