The Cambridge introduction to Zora Neale Hurston / Lovalerie King.
Their Eyes Were Watching God is a key text in African American literature. Its author Zora Neale Hurston has become an iconic figure for her literary works and for her invaluable contribution to documenting elements of black folk culture in the rural south and in the Caribbean. This introductory boo...
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| Alternate Title: | Zora Neale Hurston |
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| Online Access: | Electronic book from EBSCO |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008. |
| Series: | Cambridge introductions to literature.
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| Summary: | Their Eyes Were Watching God is a key text in African American literature. Its author Zora Neale Hurston has become an iconic figure for her literary works and for her invaluable contribution to documenting elements of black folk culture in the rural south and in the Caribbean. This introductory book designed for students explores Hurston's artistic achievements and her unique character: her staunch individualism, her penchant for drama, her sometimes controversial politics, her philosophical influences and her views on gender relations. Lovalerie King explores Hurston's life and analyses her major works and short stories. Historical, social, political, and cultural contexts for Hurston's life and work, including her key role in the development of the Harlem Renaissance, are set out. The book concludes with an overview of the reception of Hurston's work, both in her lifetime and up to the present, as well as suggestions for further reading. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 137 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 126-129) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511426742 0511426747 9780511650086 0511650086 9780511817052 0511817053 1107196159 9781107196155 0511428316 9780511428319 0511568479 9780511568473 0511429029 9780511429026 |
| Access: | Access limited to authorized users. |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |