Approaches to Teaching Hurston s Their Eyes Were Watching God and - Other Work

Informationen zum Autor John Lowe is professor of English and comparative literature at Louisiana State University, where he directs the Program in Louisiana and Caribbean Studies and teaches courses on African American, southern, and ethnic literature and theory. He has published Jump at the Sun: Zora Neale Hurston's Cosmic Comedy and edited Bridging Southern Cultures: An Interdisciplinary Approach ; The Future of Southern Letters ; Conversations with Ernest Gaines ; and Louisiana Culture from the Colonial Era to Katrina . He is writing "Calypso Magnolia: The Caribbean Side of the South." Klappentext Zora Neale Hurston emerged as a celebrated writer of the Harlem Renaissance, fell into obscurity toward the end of her life, yet is now recognised as a great American author. This volume helps instructors situate Hurston's work against the various cultures that engendered it and understand her success as short story writer, playwright, novelist, autobiographer, folklorist, and anthropologist. Zusammenfassung Zora Neale Hurston emerged as a celebrated writer of the Harlem Renaissance! fell into obscurity toward the end of her life! yet is now recognised as a great American author. This volume helps instructors situate Hurston's work against the various cultures that engendered it and understand her success as short story writer! playwright! novelist! autobiographer! folklorist! and anthropologist.

Product details

• Authors: John (EDT) Lowe
• Assisted by: John Lowe (Editor), John Wharton Lowe (Editor)
• Publisher: Modern Language Assn Of Amer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2009
• EAN: 9781603290432
• ISBN: 978-1-60329-043-2
• Series: Approaches to Teaching World L; Approaches to Teaching World L
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories