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Autore |
Bone Robert <1924-2007.> |
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Titolo |
The muse in Bronzeville : African American creative expression in Chicago, 1932-1950 / / Robert Bone and Richard A. Courage ; foreword by Amritjit Singh |
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New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, c2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-49197-4 |
9786613491978 |
0-8135-5073-4 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (326 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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CourageRichard A. <1946-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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African Americans - Intellectual life - 20th century |
African Americans - Illinois - Chicago - History - 20th century |
American literature - Illinois - Chicago - History and criticism |
Chicago (Ill.) Intellectual life 20th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Pt. 1. An account of origins -- The Tuskegee connection -- Charles S. Johnson and the Parkian Tradition -- The new negro in Chicago -- Pt. 2. Bronzeville's social muse -- Year of transition -- Birthing the blues and other Black musical forms -- Bronzeville and the documentary spirit -- The documentary eye -- Bronzeville's "writing clan" -- Bronzeville and the novel -- Bronzeville and the poets -- The wheel turns -- Appendix A: artists of Bronzeville -- Appendix B: African Americans employed by Illinois Writers' Project. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Muse in Bronzeville, a dynamic reappraisal of a neglected period in African American cultural history, is the first comprehensive critical study of the creative awakening that occurred on Chicago's South Side from the early 1930's to the cold war. Coming of age during the hard Depression years and in the wake of the Great Migration, this generation of Black creative artists produced works of literature, music, and visual art fully comparable in distinction and scope to the achievements of the Harlem Renaissance. This highly informative and accessible work, enhanced |
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