Women of the Harlem Renaissance

by Cheryl A. Wall

Book Overview

"Wall's writing is lively and exuberant. She passes her enthusiasm for these writers' works on to the reader. She captures the mood of the times and follows through with the writers' evolution--sometimes to success, other times to isolation. . . . Women of the Harlem Renaissance is a rare blend of thorough academic research with writing that anyone can appreciate." --Jason Zappe, Copley News Service

"By connecting the women to one...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253209803
• ISBN13: 9780253209801
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

wonderful companion piece

This book is a wonderful companion piece to the works of Jessie Redmon Fauset, Nella Larsen and Zora Neale Hurston. Provides critical biographies for all three. Great reference for scholars, but interesting to anyone who's reading these amazing women.