Invisible darkness : Jean Toomer & Nella Larsen / Charles R. Larson
- Author
- Larson, Charles R.
- Published
- Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, [1993]
- Copyright Date
- ©1993
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiv, 241 pages) : illustrations
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- Contents
- Introduction -- In the Middle : Toomer ; Larsen -- Endgame : Larsen ; Toomer -- Childhood : Toomer ; Larsen -- Invisible Darkness.
- Summary
- Invisible Darkness offers a striking interpretation of the tortured lives of the two major novelists of the Harlem Renaissance: Jean Toomer, author of Cane (1923), and Nella Larsen, author of Quicksand (1928) and Passing (1929). Charles R. Larson examines the common belief that both writers "disappeared" after the Harlem Renaissance and died in obscurity; he dispels the misconception that they vanished into the white world and lived unproductive and unrewarding lives. In clear, jargon-free language, Larson demonstrates the opposing views that both writers had about their work v
- Subject(s)
- Toomer, Jean, 1894-1967
- Larsen, Nella
- Toomer, Jean, (1894-1967)
- Toomer, Jean, (1894-1967)—Critique et interprétation
- Larsen, Nella, (1891-1964)
- 1900-1999
- American fiction—African American authors—History and criticism
- American fiction—20th century—History and criticism
- Novelists, American—20th century—Biography
- African American novelists—Biography
- African Americans in literature
- Roman américain—Auteurs noirs américains—Histoire et critique
- Roman américain—20e siècle—Histoire et critique
- Romanciers américains—20e siècle—Biographies
- Romanciers noirs américains—Biographies
- Noirs américains dans la littérature
- LITERARY CRITICISM—American—General
- LITERARY CRITICISM—American African—American
- African American novelists
- American fiction
- American fiction—African American authors
- Novelists, American
- Négritude dans la littérature
- Harlem Renaissance
- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 1587291304 (electronic bk.)
9781587291302 (electronic bk.)
0877454256 (cloth ; acid-free paper)
087745437X (pbk. ; acid-free paper)
9780877454250 (cloth ; acid-free paper)
9780877454373 (pbk. ; acid-free paper) - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-231) and index.
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