Harlem renaissance : a gale critical companion / Janet Witalec, project editor - Detroit : Thomson c2003. - xxxiii, 667p. : ill. ; 28cm. - (Gale Critical Companion Collection) vol. 3 : authors I-Z, .

Includes bibliography and index


This 3-volume set includes entries on the major topics, authors and works of the period complete with reprinted full text literary criticism. Volume 1 features an introduction to the Harlem Renaissance, written by a noted scholar in the field, a descriptive chronology of events and entries on five major topics related to the movement. Volumes 2 and 3 include approximately 35 entries on the major literary figures and their works from the period. These entries include a biographical/critical introduction, a complete bibliography of the author's works and full text reprinted criticism about the author or individual works.

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American literature-- History and criticism --Handbooks, manuals, -- African American authors
American literature --History and criticism --Handbooks, manuals, --20th century
American literature -- Handbooks, manuals, -- New York (State) --History and criticism

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