Passing: A Norton Critical Edition (Norton Critical Editions)

Passing: A Norton Critical Edition (Norton Critical Editions)
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Nella Larsen is a central figure in African American, Modernist, and womenâ€™s literature.
Larsen's status as a Harlem Renaissance woman writer was rivaled by only Zora Neale Hurstonâ€™s. This Norton Critical Edition of her electrifying 1929 novel includes Carla Kaplanâ€™s detailed and thought-provoking introduction, thorough explanatory annotations, and a Note on the Text. An unusually rich â€œBackground and Contextsâ€ section connects the novel to the historical events of the day, most notably the sensational Rhinelander/Jones case of 1925. Fourteen contemporary reviews are reprinted, including those by Alice Dunbar-Nelson, Mary Griffin, and W. E. B. Du Bois. Published accounts from 1911 to 1935â€•by Langston Hughes, Juanita Ellsworth, and Caleb Johnson, among othersâ€•provide a nuanced view of the contemporary cultural dimensions of race and passing, both in America and abroad. Also included are Larsenâ€™s statements on the novel and on passing, as well as a generous selection of her letters and her central writings on â€œThe Tragic Mulatto(a)â€ in American literature. Additional perspective is provided by related Harlem Renaissance works. â€œCriticismâ€ provides fifteen diverse critical interpretations, including those by Mary Helen Washington, Cheryl A. Wall, Deborah E. McDowell, David L. Blackmore, Kate Baldwin, and Catherine Rottenberg. A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also included.
Country USA
Brand W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer W. W. Norton & Company
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780393979169
ReleaseDate 2007-09-04
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780393979169

Country	USA
Brand	W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer	W. W. Norton & Company
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780393979169
ReleaseDate	2007-09-04
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780393979169

Passing: A Norton Critical Edition (Norton Critical Editions)

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