[PDF.30zf] Jean Toomer, Artist: A Study of His Literary Life and Work, 1894-1936

Jean Toomer, Artist: A Study of His Literary Life and Work, 1894-1936

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 | #966760 in Books |  The University of North Carolina Press |  1987-11-15 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.25 x6.25 x1.00l, | File type: PDF | 280 pages

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||2 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| Thoughtful and balanced|By negriti|Nellie McKay's study of Jean Toomer is a careful and contexturalized assessment of Toomer and his writings. She resists the tendency in contemporary racial politics to applaud uncritically Toomer's assertions that he was not African American. As is quite obvious to anyone who has studied the 1920s in America, how one looked, as in skin color| |"Turning her attention to one of the most enigmatic figures of the Harlem Renaissance era, McKay demonstrates the value of granting extended attention to Toomer, who despite publishing only one novel occupies a position of central importance in the history of

Toomer's literary career began in 1923 with the publication of Cane, the first and one of the finest portrayals of the black experience, and ended, somewhat mysteriously, thirteen years later with the publication of the long poem "Blue Mountain." Toomer and his work were forgotten until the black movement of the late 1960s rediscovered Cane, and a fresh generation of critics praised its aesthetics and philosophical merits. McKay explores the growth and decl...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Jean Toomer, Artist: A Study of His Literary Life and Work, 1894-1936   |  Nellie Y. McKay. I really enjoyed this book and have already told so many people about it!

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