Zora Neale Hurston
An Annotated Bibliography of Works and Criticism- Authors:
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- 2013
Summary
Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960), the most prominent of the Harlem Renaissance women writers, was unique because her social and professional connections were not limited to literature but encompassed theatre, dance, film, anthropology, folklore, music, politics, high society, academia, and artistic bohemia. Hurston published four novels, three books of nonfiction, and dozens of short stories, plays, and essays. In addition, she won a long list of fellowships and prizes, including a Guggenheim and a Rosenwald. Yet by the 1950s, Hurston, like most of her Harlem Renaissance peers, had faded into oblivion. An essay by Alice Walker in the 1970s, however, spurred the revival of Hurston’s literary reputation, and her works, including her 1937 novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, have enjoyed an enduring popularity.
Zora Neale Hurston: An Annotated Bibliography of Works and Criticism consists of reviews of critical interpretations of Hurston’s work. In addition to publication information, each selection is carefully crafted to capture the author’s thesis in a short, pithy, analytical framework.
Also included are original essays by eminent Hurston scholars that contextualize the bibliographic entries. Meticulously researched but accessible, these essays focus on gaps in Hurston criticism and outline new directions for Hurston scholarship in the twenty-first century.
Comprehensive and up-to-date, this volume contains analytical summaries of the most important critical writings on Zora Neale Hurston from the 1970s to the present. In addition, entries from difficult-to-locate sources, such as small academic presses or international journals, can be found here. Although intended as a bibliographic resource for graduate and undergraduate students, this volume is also aimed toward general readers interested in women’s literature, African American literature, American history, and popular culture. The book will also appeal to scholars and teachers studying twentieth-century American literature, as well as those specializing in anthropology, modernism, and African American studies, with a special focus on the women of the Harlem Renaissance.
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Bibliographic data
- Copyright year
- 2013
- ISBN-Print
- 978-0-8108-9152-4
- ISBN-Online
- 978-0-8108-9153-1
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 280
- Product type
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Table of contents
- Contents No access
- Foreword No access
- Acknowledgments No access
- Introduction: Zora Neale Hurston: Coming Forth as Gold No access Pages 1 - 6
- Chapter 1. Biography No access
- Chapter 2. General Criticism No access
- Chapter 3. Their Eyes Were Watching God No access
- Chapter 4. Other Novels No access
- Chapter 5. Short Stories No access
- Chapter 6. Nonfiction Books No access
- Chapter 7. Plays, Film, and Dance No access
- Chapter 8. Folktales and Anthropology No access
- Chapter 9. Comparative Studies No access
- Chapter 10. Letters, Journalism, and Essays No access
- Conclusion: No Less Sophisticated: Reading Hurston in the Twenty-First Century No access Pages 221 - 234
- Appendix A. Doctoral Dissertations No access Pages 235 - 260
- Appendix B. Books on Hurston Written for Children and Young Adults No access Pages 261 - 262
- Appendix C. Primary Works Hurston’s Publications No access Pages 263 - 270
- Index No access Pages 271 - 278
- About the Authors No access Pages 279 - 280





