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Reading Baldwin’s “Sonny Blues” while Listening to The Band

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Charlotte Pence’s “Reading Baldwin’s ‘Sonny Blues’ while Listening to The Band” assesses The Band in light of James Baldwin’s famous story—with focus on “different strategies for the ‘I’ in poetry, nonfiction, and fiction.” The chapter examines the differences in persona when used in fiction versus music and explores the literary history of the persona.
University Press of Mississippi
Title: Reading Baldwin’s “Sonny Blues” while Listening to The Band
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Charlotte Pence’s “Reading Baldwin’s ‘Sonny Blues’ while Listening to The Band” assesses The Band in light of James Baldwin’s famous story—with focus on “different strategies for the ‘I’ in poetry, nonfiction, and fiction.
” The chapter examines the differences in persona when used in fiction versus music and explores the literary history of the persona.

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