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Overview
For almost a century, writers such as Ralph Ellison, Michael Ondaatje, and Ishmael Reed have expressed an affinity for jazz, hearing the music as a model for writing. Michael Jarrett examines their work and the work of others who have brought jazz into language, pushing "interpretation" into the realm of "invention."Synopsis
For almost a century, writers such as Ralph Ellison, Michael Ondaatje, and Ishmael Reed have expressed an affinity for jazz, hearing the music as a model for writing. Michael Jarrett examines their work and the work of others who have brought jazz into language, pushing "interpretation" into the realm of "invention."
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Examines the work of Ralph Ellison, Michael Ondaatje, Ishmael Reed, and other writers who have expressed an affinity for jazz and used it as a model for writing, and shows how one might employ representations of popular culture as a means to invention and innovation. Considers whether jazz music and concepts drawn from jazz composing can be used to help students become better writers, and offers a radical critique of jazz journalism, jazz history, and various attempts to contain the music within discourses related to writing. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.