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A Companion to the Harlem Renaissance.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sherrard-Johnson, Cherene.
- Series:
- Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Harlem Renaissance--History and criticism--African American authors--20th century--New York (State)--New York.
- Harlem Renaissance.
- American literature--History--20th century--United States.
- American literature.
- African American arts.
- African Americans in popular culture.
- African Americans in literature.
- Literature and society.
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Intellectual life--20th century.
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (499 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Hoboken : Wiley, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A Companion to the Harlem Renaissance presents a comprehensive collection of original essays that address the literature and culture of the Harlem Renaissance from the end of World War I to the middle of the 1930s. Represents the most comprehensive coverage of themes and unique new perspectives on the Harlem Renaissance available Features original contributions from both emerging scholars of the Harlem Renaissance and established academic "stars" in the field Offers a variety of interdisciplinary features, such as the section on visual and expressive arts, that emphasize the collaborative n
- Contents:
- The Emergence of New Negro Literary CultureRecovering Connections; The New Negro Digs up (and Buries) the Past; Cross-reference; References; Chapter 3 Harlem Nights: Expressive Culture, Popular Performance, and the New Negro; Expressive Arts and Racial Authenticity; Variety Shows and the Comedic Stage; James Weldon Johnson and the Early New York Smart Set; Lifting as We Climb; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 4 The New Negro and the New South; "New" in the New Century; From the New South to the New Negro; Working below the Line; Notes; References; Part II Spotlight: Readings and Genre
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9781118494158
- 1118494156
- 9781119054535
- 1119054532
- 9781118494110
- 1118494113
- 9781118494066
- 1118494067
- OCLC:
- 873835274
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