Jean Toomer
1) Cane
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Language
English
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Description
A series of vignettes exploring African American life as it relates to social, political and family dynamics. For many, Cane is considered a literary masterpiece from visionary writer, Jean Toomer. He presents a diverse collection of tales with distinct and vibrant characters who populate a world that's all too familiar.
HEADLINE:
Jean Toomer delivers a vivid depiction of America in the early twentieth century that centers the Black experience,...
Author
Language
English
Description
The Harlem Renaissance was an intellectual and cultural revival of African American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater, politics and scholarship centered in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, spanning the 1920s and 1930s.
Contents:
Langston Hughes: The Weary Blues
Countee Cullen:
Color
Copper Sun
The Ballad Of The Brown Girl
Claude McKay: Harlem Shadows
Jean Toomer: Cane