Acknowledgments

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction 1
5. Part I
6. 1: Judging James Baldwin: 1963–73 7
7. 2: Canonizing James Baldwin: 1974–87 35
8. 3: Retheorizing James Baldwin: 1988–2000 59
9. Part II
10. 4: The Critical Reception of “Sonny’s Blues” 81
11. 5: James Baldwin and the Popular Reviews 97
12. Part III
13. 6: Baldwin Studies Now 125
14. List of Full-Length Works by James Baldwin 145
15. Works Cited 147
16. Index 161