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Literature and Culture of the Chicago Renaissance - Postmodern and Postcolonial Development (Paperback)
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Literature and Culture of the Chicago Renaissance - Postmodern and Postcolonial Development (Paperback)
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The Chicago Renaissance has long been considered a less important
literary movement than the Harlem Renaissance. While the Harlem
Renaissance began and flourished during the 1920s, but faded during
the 1930s, the Chicago Renaissance originated between 1890 and
1910, gathered momentum in the 1930s, and paved the way for the
postmodern and postcolonial developments in American Literature. To
portray Chicago as a modern, spacious, cosmopolitan city, the
writers of the Chicago Renaissance developed a new style of writing
based on a distinct cultural aesthetic that reflected ethnically
diverse sentiments and aspirations. Whereas the Harlem Renaissance
was dominated by African American writers, the Chicago Renaissance
originated from the interactions between African and European
American writers. Much like modern jazz, writings in the movement
became a hybrid, cross-cultural product of black and white
Americans. The second period of the movement developed at two
stages. In the first stage, the older generation of African
American writers continued to deal with racial issues. In the
second stage, African American writers sought solutions to racism
by comparing American culture with other cultures. The younger
generation of African American writers, such as Ishmael Reed,
Charles Johnson, and Colson Whitehead, followed their predecessors
and explored Confucianism, Buddhist Ontology, and Zen. This volume
features essays by both veteran African Americanists and upcoming
young critics. It is highlighted by essays from scholars located
around the globe, such as Toru Kiuchi of Japan, Yupei Zhou of
China, Mamoun Alzoubi of Jordan, and Babacar M'Baye of Senegal. It
will be invaluable reading for students of Americanists at all
levels.
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