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Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) is one of 20th-century America's foremost fiction and folklore writers. Though she was criticized by some of her contemporaries, including Richard Wright and Ralph Ellison, her works are now frequently taught in literature courses and are widely admired for their style and substance. This reference book is a comprehensive guide to the large body of work written about her in the last 75 years. Included are annotated entries for books, dissertations, and theses written about Hurston's life and literary career. The volume also looks at hundreds of articles, book chapters, conference papers, reviews, children's books, and web sites. The bibliography additionally points the reader to guides and biographical sources and to anthologies where her works are collected. Finally, an exhaustive list of works by Hurston is provided, along with a catalog of the special collections where her manuscripts, correspondence, and ephemera are stored.
Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) is one of 20th-century America's foremost fiction and folklore writers. One of the most important authors of the Harlem Renaissance and one of the first black anthropologists, she received little recognition during her lifetime. She was criticized by some of her contemporaries, including Richard Wright and Ralph Ellison, and her works were largely neglected until the early 1970s. Her works are now frequently taught in literature courses and are widely admired for their style and substance. Her anthropological study,
IMules and Men (1935), is a pioneering examination of Voodoo and related folklore. As a novelist, she is best known as the author of
Jonah's Gourd Vine (1934) and
Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937). In addition, she was a prolific journalist who contributed to the most popular magazines and newspapers of her time.
Though long neglected, Hurston has become firmly established in the literary canon, and scores of books and articles have been written about her. This reference book is a comprehensive guide to the large body of work written about her in the last 75 years. Included are annotated entries for books, dissertations, and theses written about Hurston's life and literary career. The volume also looks at hundreds of articles, book chapters, conference papers, reviews, children's books, and web sites. The bibliography additionally points the reader to guides and biographical sources and to anthologies where her works are collected. Finally, an exhaustive list of works by Hurston is provided, along with a catalog of the special collections where her manuscripts, correspondence, and ephemera are stored.
List of contents
Preface
Books about Zora Neale Hurston
Dissertations, Theses, and Honors Papers about Zora Neale Hurston
Essays and Book Chapters about Zora Neale Hurston
Periodical Literature about Zora Neale Hurston
Reviews of Works by Zora Neale Hurston
Reviews of Works about Zora Neale Hurston
Bibliographies and Guides to Works about Zora Neale Hurston
Biographical Works about Zora Neale Hurston
Zora Neale Hurston's Works Collected in Anthologies
Juvenile Literature about Zora Neale Hurston
Appendix I: Media Related to Zora Neale Hurston
Appendix II: World Wide Web Sites
Appendix III: Special Collections of Hurston Manuscripts, Correspondence, Photographs and Memorabilia
Appendix IV: Chronological Listing of Hurston's Work
Author Index
Subject Index
About the author
ROSE PARKMAN DAVIS is Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Library Instruction at Dacus Library, Winthrop University. Her research has appeared in
Mississippi Libraries, and she is also a published poet.
