Acknowledgments 1. The Life and Works of Maya Angelou 2. The Genre of Autobiography 3. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1970) 4. Gather Together in My Name (1974) 5. Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas (1976) 6. The Heart of a Woman (1981) 7. All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes (1986) 8. A Song Flung Up to Heaven (2002) 9. In Memoriam Bibliography Index
This book presents the extraordinary life and writings of Maya Angelou. It examines the changing viewpoints in her six autobiographies within the context of women's and African American autobiographies, with specific reference to the slave narrative and to contemporary fiction and film.
Mary Jane Lupton, PhD, is professor emeritus at Morgan State University.
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