The Harlem Renaissance was the most significant event in African
American intellectual and cultural life in the twentieth century.
Its most obvious manifestation was in a self-conscious literary
movement, but it touched almost every component of African American
creative culture in the period from World War I through the Great
Depression: music, the visual arts, theater, and literature. It
also affected politics, social development, and almost every phase
of the African American experience in the 1920s and 1930s.
This anthology concentrates on the literary aspects of the
Harlem Renaissance, though it does include several examples of the
visual arts associated with the movement. The literary texts are
arranged more or less chronologically; for the most part shorter
pieces have been selected that could be presented in their
entirety. There are some excerpts from longer works. All of the
major authors are represented as well as some less well known. This
anthology also includes selections that help frame the history of
the movement, several essays on the Harlem Renaissance, as well as
some critism contemporary to the writing.
Concluding with a bibliography, this volume serves as a brief
introduction to the Harlem Renaissance, its writers, and the rich
body of literature they produced.
General
Imprint: |
Brandy Wine Press
|
Country of origin: |
Canada |
Release date: |
October 2006 |
First published: |
August 2003 |
Authors: |
Wintz
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
240 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-881089-67-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
LSN: |
1-881089-67-3 |
Barcode: |
9781881089674 |
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