Encyclopedia of the Harlem Literary Renaissance: The Essential Guide to the Lives and Works of the Harlem Renaissance Writers (Literary Movements)

Brown, Lois

ISBN 10: 0816069255 / ISBN 13: 9780816069255

Published by Checkmark Books, 2006

About this Item

The Harlem Renaissance, a broad artistic movement of the 1920s and early '30s was one of the most productive eras in American literary history. This title provides coverage and insight into the literature of the Harlem Renaissance. It has more than 800 entries that explain how the writer, work, or idea helped shape American literature. Num Pages: 624 pages, 35 black-&-white photographs & illustrations, index, bibliography, cross-references, chro. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBH; DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 187 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1034. . 2006. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Encyclopedia of the Harlem Literary Renaissance: The Essential Guide to the Lives and Works of the Harlem Renaissance Writers (Literary Movements)
• Publisher: Checkmark Books
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0816069255
• ISBN 13: 9780816069255
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

A broad artistic movement of the 1920s and early '30s, the Harlem Renaissance was one of the most productive eras in American literary history. Concentrating on the literary side of the movement, this reference provides coverage and insight into the literature of the Harlem Renaissance.

About the Author

Lois Brown is associate professor of English and director of the Weissman Center for Leadership and the Liberal Arts at Mount Holyoke College. She is editor of "Memoir of James Jackson, The Obedient Scholar Who Died in Boston, October 31, 1833, Aged Six Years and Eleven Months by His Teacher, Miss Susan Paul".