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Baraka Bibliography

Primary WorksDutchman(Obie Award);The Slave, 1964;Madheart, 1967; S-1; The Motion History; and What Was theRelationship of the Lone Ranger to the Means of roduction!reface to a t"enty volume suicide note; poems. N!"o#em $, 1961. $%&'' .A'& $7

#lues people$ %egro music in "hite &merica. N! *orrow, 196&. *+&''6 .B&7

Dutchman and The slave' t"o plays. N! *orrow, 1964. $%&''.A'& -

The dead lecturer; poems. N! ro/e $ 1964. $%&'' .A'& -4The system of Dante(s Hell; a 0o/el. N! ro/e $ 196'. $%&''.A'& %9

Home$ Social )ssays, 1966.

Tales. N! ro/e $, 1967. $%&''.A'& "&

#lac* music. N! . *orrow, 1967. *+&''6 .B&6

The +aptism , The toilet. N! ro/e $ 1967, 1966. $%&''.A'& B&

#lac* fire; an anthology of &fro &merican "riting, edi#ed by +e2oi 3o0es a0d +arry Neal. N! *orrow, 196.$%'.N& B&&

our #lac* revolutionary plays' all praise to the #lac* man. 50dia0apolis, Bobbs *errill 1969. $%&''.A'& 6

#lac* magic$ Sa+otage' Target study' #lac* art; collected poetry' 1./1-1./0. 50dia0apolis! Bobbs *errill 1969.$%&'' .A'& A17t(s nation time. hi8ago! "hird orld $ 197. $%&''.A'& 5n 2ur Terri+leness, 197.

3ello, 197.Raise' race' rays' ra4e$ essayssince 1./5. N! 2a0dom o:se 1971. 1'.61' .B94

Spirit Reach, 197.Hard acts, 197'.

The motion of history' and other plays. N! *orrow, 197. $%&''.A'& *6

Selected poetry of &miri #ara*aLeRoi 3ones. N! *orrow, 1979. $%&''.A'& A17

Selected plays and prose of &miri #ara*a 6LeRoi 3ones7. N! *orrow, 1979. $%&''.A'& A6

8onfirmation' an anthology of &frican-&merican "omen, 8ompiled by Amiri Baraka (+e2oi 3o0es) < Ami0a Baraka.N! *orrow, 19&. $%' .N& 66

Daggers and 9avelins$ essays, 1974=1979. N! . *orrow, 194. $%&'' .A'& -&

The auto+iography of LeRoi 3ones:&miri #ara*a. N! re:0dli8h Books! 194. $%&'' .A'& >46&

?-i@.?&frican &merican Revie"9. (%:mr 199')! 49='.

?%:0 2a.?&frican &merican Revie"9. (%:mr 199')! 49='.?"he ailer.? 8allaloo.1 (i0# 19')! 4='6.?Bla8k "hea#er i0 #he %i#ies.? #elief vs! Theory in #lac* &merican Literary 8riticism. d. 3oe eilma00.ree0wood, +! $e0ke/ill, 196.?"he orks o e0ry -:mas! A New Bla8k0ess.? #lac* &merican Literature orum. (%:mr 19)! 161=6&.?e0ry -:mas! Aro %:rreal $io0is#.? #lac* &merican Literature orum. (%:m 19)! 164=66.The LeRoi 3ones&miri #ara*a reader. edi#ed by illiam 3. arris i0 8ollabora#io0 wi#h Amiri Baraka. N! N!

"h:0ders *o:#h $, 1991. $%&'' .A'& A6?:l#:ral 2e/ol:#io0 a0d #he +i#erary a0o0.? 8allaloo14.1 (i0# 1991)! 1'='6.

Malcolm ' 9ustice see*er. 3ames B. wy00e, edi#or. N! %#eppi0gs#o0es $, 199&. 1'.97 .+7' *&'

?%pike +ee a# #he *o/ies.? #lac* &merican 8inema. d. *a0#hia -iawara. +o0do0! 2o:#ledge, 199&. 14'='&.

Trans+luesency$ the selected poems of &miri #ara*a:LeRoi 3ones 61./1-1..57. d. $a:l Ca0gelis#i. N! *arsilio$:blishers, 199'. $%&'' .A'& A6

Digging$ The &fro-&merican Soul of &merican 8lassical Music!Berkeley! D o alior0ia $, 9.

Selected Bibliography 1980-PresentBroderi8k, 3ames . aging %e" 3ersey$ & Literary

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2eilly, harlie. ed. 8onversations "ith &miri #ara*a. 3a8kso0! D$ o *ississippi, 1994.%8h:l#@, Fa#hy. The &fro-Modernist )pic and Literary History$ Tolson' Hughes' #ara*a!N! $algra/e *a8milla0,1&.%8o##, -arie8k. )Atravagant &+9ection$ #lac*ness' o"er' and SeAuality in the &frican &merican Literarymagination!N! New ork D$, 1.a##s, 3erry .&miri #ara*a$ The olitics and &rt of a #lac* ntellectual!N! New ork D$, 1.

G"opG Amiri Baraka (19! - "# A Brie$ Biography

A %#:de0# $roHe8# by Anna %ones+e2oi 3o0esIAmiri Baraka is o0e o #he prime mo/ers o #he re/ol:#io0ary bla8k #hea#re a0d #he 8o0#emporarybla8k ar#s mo/eme0#. e is a playwrigh#, a:#hor, poe#, a8#i/is#, 8ri#i8 a0d ed:8a#or.

+e2oi 3o0es was bor0 o0 O8#ober 7, 19&4 i0 Newark, New 3ersey #o oye##e +e2oi 3o0es a0d A00a +ois 2:ss3o0es. is a#her was a pos#al worker a0d his mo#her a so8ial worker. arly i0 his lie, +e2oi dreamed o be8omi0ga mi0is#er be8a:se a# #ha# #ime #hey were #he mos# respe8#ed leaders o #he bla8k 8omm:0i#y. 50 19' hegrad:a#ed rom high s8hool a# #he age o i#ee0. e #he0 a##e0ded #he Newark 8amp:s o 2:#gers D0i/ersi#y o0 as8ie08e s8holarship. e #ra0serred #o oward D0i/ersi#y where he re8ei/ed a B.A. degree i0 0glish i0 19'4.he0 he le# oward he ser/ed i0 #he %#ra#egi8 Air omma0d o #he D.%. Air or8e rom 19'4=19'7. he0 hedis8harged rom #he mili#ary as a sergea0# he we0# #o li/e i0 New ork #o li/e a bohemia0 lie i0 ree0wi8hCillage. hile #here he me# a0d married a yo:0g 3ewish i0#elle8#:al 0amed e##i 2ober#a ohe0.%he was #he 8o=o:0der o a0 a/a0#=garde maga@i0e 8alled :ge0. +e2oi helped i0 edi#i0g #he maga@i0e rom 19'=196&. Alsod:ri0g #his #ime he was i0/ol/ed wi#h a lo# o o#her a8#i/i#ies. e gai0ed re8og0i#io0 as a m:si8 8ri#i8 doi0gar#i8les o0 Ha@@ a0d #he bl:es #ha# appeared i0 well es#ablished maga@i0es. +e2oi also did grad:a#e work i0

philosophy a# ol:mbia D0i/ersi#y a0d also a##e0ded #he New %8hool or %o8ial 2esear8h. rom 196& #o 196' he#a:gh# 8o:rses i0 8o0#emporary poe#ry a0d 8rea#i/e wri#i0g a# ol:mbia. 50 1967 +e2oi was a /isi#i0g proessora# %a0 ra08is8o %#a#e ollege, where he dire8#ed a 8as# rom #he Bla8k Ar#s Allia08e i0 a perorma08e o his

morali#y play ?*adhear#.?50 196' +e2oi was separa#ed a0d la#er di/or8ed rom his wie. +e2oi le# ree0wi8h Cillage or arlem. e

married a bla8k woma0 i0 1967. "his mo/e a0d marriage represe0# bo#h a physi8al a0d a psy8hologi8al Ho:r0ey#ha# a88o:0# or #he 8ha0ges i0 his li#erary work as well as his so8ial a0d poli#i8al a8#i/i#ies. 5# was a# #his #ime#ha# he 8ha0ged his 0ame rom +e2oi 3o0es #o 5mam: Amiri Baraka. is wie, %yl/ia 2obi0so0, adop#ed #he#radi#io0al Ari8a0 0ame o Bibi Ami0a Baraka.is dramas bega0 ge##i0g #he a##e0#io0 he had hoped or wi#h #he prod:8#io0 o Dutchman a0dThe Slavei01964. "hey were bo#h 8o08er0ed wi#h so8ial iss:es. Dutchmanwo0 #he Obie Award or #he bes# Ameri8a0 play or#ha# year a0d The Slavewo0 se8o0d pri@e a# #he -akar 50#er0a#io0al Ar#s es#i/al i0 1966. Baraka also re8ei/edse/eral ellowships #o s:ppor# his 0ew wri#i0g, i08l:di0g #he 3oh0 ay hi#0ey ellowship (196), #he:gge0heim ellowship(196'), a0d a gra0# rom #he Na#io0al 0dowme0# or #he Ar#s (1966). By #he middle o #he 196s Baraka had a8hie/ed wide re8og0i#io0 or his poe#ry, 8ri#i8ism, a0d plays. Baraka a0do#her members o #he Bla8k Ar#s 2eper#ory "hea#reI%8hool i0 arlem, el# #hey 8o:ld :se drama as a weapo0

agai0s# Ameri8a0 ra8ism. "hey #ook #heir work #o #he s#ree#s prese0#i0g playle#s, poe#ry readi0gs, a0dbl:esIHa@@Igospel 8o08er#s, a0d pro/ided pra8#i8al i0s#r:8#io0 i0 #he basi8 skills o readi0g, wri#i0g a0d ma#h."heir goal i0 doi0g #his was #o help #he people i0 #he 8omm:0i#y i08rease #heir aware0ess o bla8k 8:l#:ral /al:es,#o de/elop ways #o deal wi#h ghe##o lie, a0d #o gi/e #hem pride a0d a posi#i/e sel=image. Baraka was gra0#ed a-o8#or o +e##ers degree rom *al8om J ollege i0 1977. Baraka is a member o #he 50#er0a#io0al oordi0a#i0gommi##ee o #he o0gress o Arika0 people a0d also a member o #he Bla8k A8ademy o Ar#s a0d +e##ers.

Barakas 8areer as a playwrigh# alls i0#o #hree 8a#egories! his 8o08er0 wi#h aes#he#i8s a0d #he :0i/ersal #hemeso perso0al ide0#i#y, sel a8#:ali@a#io0, a0d appeara08e /ers:s reali#y; his i0/ol/eme0# wi#h 0a#io0al ide0#i#y a0dsel=de#ermi0a#io0; a0d his mo/e #oward 8omm:0ism a0d i#s emphasis o0 e8o0omi8 eK:ali#y.(a#heri0e :rs#ar#i8le pg.')50 1974 Baraka mo/ed #oward 8omm:0ism. e has dismissed ma0y o his so8iopoli#i8al ideas o #he 196s a0drepla8ed i# wi#h #he /iew #ha# #he maHor problems o 8o0#emporary Ameri8a0 so8ie#y s#em rom e8o0omi8 ra#her#ha0 ra8ial so:r8es. is #hree plays S-1'The Motion History'a0d What Was the Relationship of the Lone Rangerto the Means of roductionall 8alled or bla8ks a0d whi#es #o :0i#e a0d igh#./e0 i Baraka wri#es 0o more plays, he holds a perma0e0# pla8e i0 #he his#ory o Ameri8a0 #hea#re. is workwi#h #he Bla8k Ar#s 2eper#ory "hea#reI%8hool helped #o re/ol:#io0i@e bla8k #hea#re i0 Ameri8a, i0 pro/idi0g amodel or work=shopIpar#i8ipa#io0 a0d s#ree# #hea#re #ha# has ser/ed aspiri0g drama gro:ps #hro:gho:# #he

D0i#ed %#a#es. (:rs# ar#i8le, '')Work &ited

:rs#, a#heri0e -a0iels. Dictionary of Literary #iography. T"entieth 8entury &merican Dramatist!$ar# 1,Col.7.

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