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Paperback. Introduced by Maya Angelou, the inspiring sermon-poems of James Weldon JohnsonJames Weldon Johnson was a leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance, and one of the most revered African Americans of all time, whose life demonstrated the full spectrum of struggle and success. In God's Trombones, one of his most celebrated works, inspirational sermons of African American preachers are reimagined as poetry, reverberating with the musicality and splendid eloquence of the spirituals. This classic collection includes "Listen Lord (A Prayer)," "The Creation," "The Prodigal Son," "Go Down Death (A Funeral Sermon)," "Noah Built the Ark," "The Crucifixion," "Let My People Go," and "The Judgment Day."For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. James Weldon Johnson was a leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance, and one of the most revered African Americans of all time, whose life demonstrated the full spectrum of struggle and success. In Godas Trombones, one of his most celebrated works, inspirational sermons of African American preachers are reimagined as poetry, reverberating with the musicality and splendid eloquence of the spirituals. This classic collection includes aListen LordaA Prayer,a aThe Creation,a aThe Prodigal Son,a aGo Down DeathaA Funeral Sermon,a aNoah Built the Ark,a aThe Crucifixion,a aLet My People Go,a and aThe Judgment Day.a Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Reprint, originally published in 1927 ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall

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Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 64 p. Contains: Illustrations. Dover Thrift Editions: Black History.

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Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket.

pp. xxvii + 60