The items are arranged chronologically by date of first publication.
The extracts consist of statements by the author on her works, early reviews of the works, and later evaluations down to the present day. An annotated list of characters supplies brief information on the chief characters in the works.Ī selection of critical extracts, derived from previously published material from leading critics, then follows.
Then follows a thematic and structural analysis of the works, in which significant themes, patterns, and motifs are traced. Following Harold Bloom's introduction, there appears a detailed biography of the author, discussing major events in her life and her important literary works. This volume is designed to present biographical, critical, and bibliographical information on Maya Angelou and I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and her other autobiographical works.
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