Book Description
This anthology opens a window on one of the most extraordinary assertions of racial self-conciousness in Western literature.
Author : William L Andrews
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 35,97 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780195081961
This anthology opens a window on one of the most extraordinary assertions of racial self-conciousness in Western literature.
Author : Cheryl A. Wall
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 44,31 MB
Release : 2016
Category : History
ISBN : 0199335559
This Very Short Introduction offers an overview of the Harlem Renaissance, a cultural awakening among African Americans between the two world wars. Cheryl A. Wall brings readers to the Harlem of 1920s to identify the cultural themes and issues that engaged writers, musicians, and visual artists alike.
Author : Nella Larsen
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 11,35 MB
Release : 2022
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1667622668
Harlem Renaissance author Nella Larsen (1891 –1964) published just two novels and three short stories in her lifetime, but achieved lasting literary acclaim. Her classic novel Quicksand first appeared in 1928.
Author : Wallace Thurman
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 39,14 MB
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0486461343
A source of controversy upon its 1929 publication, this novel was the first to openly address color prejudice among black Americans. The author, an active member of the Harlem Renaissance, offers insightful reflections of the era's mood and spirit in an enduringly relevant examination of racial, sexual, and cultural identity.
Author : Claude McKay
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 27,54 MB
Release : 2012-09-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1555537790
A novel that gives voice to the alienation and frustration of urban blacks during an era when Harlem was in vogue
Author : Langston Hughes
Publisher : Back Bay Books
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 40,39 MB
Release : 1969-02-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780316380317
Collects short stories by African American writers such as James Baldwin, Zora Neale Hurston, Gwendolyn Brooks, Ralph Ellison, and Alice Walker
Author : David Levering Lewis
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 818 pages
File Size : 28,30 MB
Release : 1995-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0140170367
Gathering a representative sampling of the New Negro Movement's most important figures, and providing substantial introductory essays, headnotes, and brief biographical notes, Lewis' volume—organized chronologically—includes the poetry and prose of Sterling Brown, Countee Cullen, W. E. B. Du Bois, Zora Neale Hurston, James Weldon Johnson, and others.
Author : Rafia Zafar
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,88 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1598531069
Presents classic novels from the 1920s and 1930s that offer insight into the cultural dynamics of the Harlem Renaissance era and celebrate the period's diverse literary styles.
Author : Michael S. Harper
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 50,31 MB
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 030776513X
In The Vintage Book of African American Poetry, editors Michael S. Harper and Anthony Walton present the definitive collection of black verse in the United States--200 years of vision, struggle, power, beauty, and triumph from 52 outstanding poets. From the neoclassical stylings of slave-born Phillis Wheatley to the wistful lyricism of Paul Lawrence Dunbar . . . the rigorous wisdom of Gwendolyn Brooks...the chiseled modernism of Robert Hayden...the extraordinary prosody of Sterling A. Brown...the breathtaking, expansive narratives of Rita Dove...the plaintive rhapsodies of an imprisoned Elderidge Knight . . . The postmodern artistry of Yusef Komunyaka. Here, too, is a landmark exploration of lesser-known artists whose efforts birthed the Harlem Renaissance and the Black Arts movements--and changed forever our national literature and the course of America itself. Meticulously researched, thoughtfully structured, The Vintage Book of African-American Poetry is a collection of inestimable value to students, educators, and all those interested in the ever-evolving tradition that is American poetry.
Author : Wallace Thurman
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 26,92 MB
Release : 2022-02-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1528792998
Originally published in 1929, “The Blacker the Berry” is a novel by American novelist Wallace Henry Thurman (1902–1934). An active writer during the Harlem Renaissance, he produced essays, worked as an editor, and was a publisher of numerous newspapers and journals. His best-known work, “The Blacker the Berry”, represents a detailed exploration of the discrimination within the black community based on skin colour, with a higher value being placed on lighter skin. A moving tale of the hardships faced by African-American post-emancipation not to be missed by those interested in black history and literature. Contents include: “If I Had Known by Alice Dunbar-Nelson”, “ Emma Lou”, “Harlem”, “Alva”, “Rent Party”, “Pyrrhic Victor”. Read & Co. Classics is proudly republishing this classic novel now in a brand new edition, complete with the introductory poem “If I Had Known” by Alice Dunbar-Nelson.