Jean Toomer : writer for a new America /
The poet and novelist Jean Toomer (1894-1967) was among the most influential figures of the Harlem Renaissance, inspiring generations of Black writers with his 1923 modernist masterwork Cane. Yet his mission was to awaken Americans to the formation of a new "American" race that would super...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
©2026.
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| Series: | Black lives (Yale University Press)
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| Summary: | The poet and novelist Jean Toomer (1894-1967) was among the most influential figures of the Harlem Renaissance, inspiring generations of Black writers with his 1923 modernist masterwork Cane. Yet his mission was to awaken Americans to the formation of a new "American" race that would supersede the "old" racial categories. Award-winning biographer George Hutchinson reveals how Toomer's racial theory shaped both his literary genius and his personal struggles. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 327 pages : portraits, map ; 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780300267730 (hardcover) 0300267738 (hardcover) |