A Drama of the Southwest The Critical Edition of a Forgotten Play / Jean Toomer ; edited by Carolyn J. Dekker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Toomer, Jean, 1894-1967.

Contributor:

Dekker, Carolyn J., 1983- éditeur intellectuel.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Artist colonies.

American drama.

Théâtre américain--20e siècle.

Théâtre américain.

American drama--20th century.

Colonies d'artistes--Nouveau-Mexique.

Colonies d'artistes.

Artist colonies--New Mexico--Taos--Drama.

New Mexico--Taos.

New Mexico.

Genre:

Drama.

Ressources Internet.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (198 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2021

Place of Publication:

Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Jean Toomer (1894--1967) was a modernist writer, a member of the Harlem Renaissance, and briefly part of the literary and artistic community that grew up around Mabel Dodge Luhan in Taos, New Mexico. This book, a critical edition of a previously unpublished 1935 manuscript, makes A Drama of the Southwest available to readers for the first time. The play provides a vivid glimpse into the social world of the artists who mined Taos for creative and spiritual renewal in the early twentieth century, and editor Dekker provides cultural and literary historical context, arguing for Toomer's continuing creative power and significance at a time in his career that has been largely overlooked by critics"--Résumé de l'éditeur.

Contents:

Introduction: Jean Toomer, Striking Experience in the South and Southwest

A Note on the Text

Dramatis Personae

A Drama of the Southwest

Appendix A: Holograph Version of Scene 4

Appendix B: Fragments from the Holograph

Appendix C: Toomer's Notes.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780826356390

0826356397

OCLC:

937723584