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Publisher: Penguin Classics
Written By: James Weldon Johnson
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 811.52
EAN: 9780143105411
Feature: ISBN13: 9780143105411
ISBN: 0143105418
Label: Penguin Classics
Manufacturer: Penguin Classics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 96
Publication Date: 2008-05-27
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Studio: Penguin Classics
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ISBN13: 9780143105411
Condition: New
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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 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.”
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Reader Reviews for God's Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse (Penguin Classics):
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Summary: God's Trombones
Comment: Whether you are a Christian or not, black or not, spiritual or not, this book will enter your soul and shake you sideways.
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Summary: Thank you.
Comment: I appreciate the opportunity to make this book a part of my collection of books. Thanks to the seller for your great and expeditious service and for the fair price.
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Summary: Beautiful poetry
Comment: This is a wonderful work of poetry written by a man who has been forgotten so much over the years. The seven works are all based on the Bible, but please don't feel that you have go be deeply religious to enjoy and fall in love with this book. Mr. Johnson's use of language is so vivid, for instance, "darker than a hundred midnights down in a cypress swamp" from The Creation, that one just can't stop reading and loving the beautiful and lyrical words. Please read and enjoy.
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Summary: The Hope of God's Trombones
Comment: God's Trombones is a beautiful expression of the themes of the Southern black experience and God's constant, personal presence in their lives. The themes he chose were expressed in sermons and in Gospel music. For the black person, God was aware of their struggles, would bring them out of "Egypt" (slavery) and would eventually take them to their home "over Jordan". Death would be a gentle freedom for those who were weary (as in "Go down Death").
Johnson's introduction explains that he was trying to express the fervant Southern black preacher with his pauses and emphases. He has done both well.
This is a book to be read for its beauty and inspiration, but more important, it shows (theological inaccuracies aside) how an oppressed people trusted in God's gentle hand, and God's constant love for even the "least" of his Creation.
I recommend this for historians, teachers, lovers of poetry, and for its spiritual content, anyone seeking inspiration.
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Summary: Classical Preaching from the Black Church
Comment: Johnson was one of the first African-Americans to break through the barriers into recognized eminence in a number of fields. He became known as a political figure, pamphleteer, lecturer, diplomat, civil rights advocate, and university teacher. Check out his autobiography, "Along This Way," and his novel, "The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man." This volume is 7 sermons in verse, including the classic: "The Creation." As Johnson writes in the preface to the book: "The old-time Negro preacher is rapidly passing. I have here tried to fix something of him."
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