Literary sisters : Dorothy West and her circle : a biography of the Harlem Renaissance /

"Harlem Renaissance writer Dorothy West led a charmed life in many respects. Born into a distinguished Boston family, she appeared in Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, then lived in the Soviet Union with a group that included Langston Hughes, to whom she proposed marriage. She later became friend...

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Bibliografische gegevens
Hoofdauteur: Mitchell, Verner D., 1957-
Andere auteurs: Davis, Cynthia, 1946-
Formaat: Licensed eBooks
Taal:Engels
Gepubliceerd in: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press ©2012.
Online toegang:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt5hjf75
Inhoudsopgave:
  • Chapter 1
  • "Nothing So Broadening as Travel"; Chapter 2
  • The Benson Family Comes to Boston; Chapter 3
  • Pauline Hopkins and African American Literature in New England; Chapter 4
  • Boston Girlhoods, 1910-1925; Chapter 5
  • The Youngest Members of the Harlem Renaissance, 1926-1931; Chapter 6
  • Russian Interlude, Literary Salons, and Challenge.