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By George Hutchinson

The Harlem Renaissance (1918–1937) was once the main influential unmarried move in African American literary historical past. Its key figures contain W. E. B. Du Bois, Nella Larsen, Zora Neale Hurston, Claude McKay, and Langston Hughes. The circulate laid the foundation for all later African American literature, and had a big influence on later black literature world-wide. With chapters via a variety of recognized students, this 2007 better half is an authoritative and fascinating consultant to the circulation. It first discusses the ancient contexts of the Harlem Renaissance, either nationwide and overseas; then offers unique discussions of a big selection of authors and texts; and eventually treats the recognition of the flow in later years. Giving complete play to the disagreements and changes that energized the renaissance, this better half provides a collection of latest readings encouraging extra exploration of this dynamic field.

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