James Arthur Baldwin was an American novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic. His essays, as collected in Notes of a Native Son, explore palpable yet unspoken intricacies of racial, sexual, and class distinctions in Western societies, most notably in mid-20th-century America, and their inevitable if unnameable tensions. Some Baldwin essays are book-length, for instance The Fire Next Time, No Name in the Street, and The Devil Finds Work.
Baldwin's novels and plays fictionalize fundamental personal questions and dilemmas amid complex social and psychological pressures thwarting the equitable integration of not only blacks, but also of gay and bisexual men, while depicting some internalized obstacles to such individuals' quests for acceptance. Such dynamics are prominent in Baldwin's second novel, written well before gay equality was widely espoused in America: Giovanni's Room. Baldwin's first novel, Go Tell It on the Mountain, is said to be his best-known work.
An identity would seem to be arrived at by the way in which the person faces and uses his experience. experience
But the relationship of morality and power is a very subtle one. Because ultimately power without morality is no longer power. relationships
The South is very beautiful but its beauty makes one sad because the lives that people live here, and have lived here, are so ugly. beauty & sadness
There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 thoughts from John Millington Synge
3 thoughts from John Millington Synge
Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 more quotes from William Butler Yeats
28 more quotes from William Butler Yeats
Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 more wisdom & wit from Dave Barry
27 more wisdom & wit from Dave Barry
We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 more sayings from Winston Churchill
74 more sayings from Winston Churchill