Harlem Renaissance A Brief History with Documents

Name: Harlem Renaissance A Brief History with Documents
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ISBN: 9780312410759

ISBN-10: 0312410751

ISBN-13: 9780312410759

Edition: 2008

Authors: Jeffrey Brown Ferguson

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The Harlem Renaissance the unprecedented artistic outpouring centered in 1920s and 1930s Harlem comes down to us today, says Jeffrey B. Ferguson, as a braiding of history, memory, and myth. To analyze the movement's contents and meaning, Ferguson presents its signature works and lesser known pieces in a framework that allows students to examine the issues its writers and artists faced. Political theorists and civil rights activists, as well as poets, artists, musicians, and novelists, explore the character of the so-called New Negro, the influence of African and Southern heritage, the implications of skin color and race and gender, and the question of whether black artistic expression…

Book details

List price: $20.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Bedford/Saint Martin's
Publication date: 12/28/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.54" wide x 8.23" long x 0.26" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English



Foreword


Preface


List of Illustrations



Introduction


The Harlem Renaissance as History, Memory, and Myth


The New Negro


Harlem Real and Imagined


Beginnings of the Harlem Renaissance


Themes in Black Identity


Controversies over Art and Politics


The Harlem Renaissance: Vogue or Watershed?


Major Harlem Renaissance Figures and Publications



The Documents


Background and Beginnings



Returning Soldiers, May 1919




The New Negro — What Is He? August 1920