The muse in Bronzeville : African American creative expression in Chicago, 1932-1950 / Robert Bone and Richard A. Courage ; foreword by Amritjit Singh.

Author/creator Bone, Robert
Other author Courage, Richard A., 1946-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2011.
Descriptionxx, 302 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Supplemental Contentebrary
Subjects

Contents Pt. 1. An account of origins -- The Tuskegee connection -- Charles S. Johnson and the Parkian Tradition -- The new negro in Chicago -- Pt. 2. Bronzeville's social muse -- Year of transition -- Birthing the blues and other Black musical forms -- Bronzeville and the documentary spirit -- The documentary eye -- Bronzeville's "writing clan" -- Bronzeville and the novel -- Bronzeville and the poets -- The wheel turns -- Appendix A: artists of Bronzeville -- Appendix B: African Americans employed by Illinois Writers' Project.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010045436
ISBN9780813550435 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0813550432 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9780813550442 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0813550440 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks PS285.C47 B66 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold