Description
This Norton Critical Edition includes:
- Nella Larsen's stunning 1928 novel, accompanied by Carla Kaplan's full and far-reaching introduction and explanatory annotations.
- Twenty-seven carefully chosen reviews of one of the Harlem Renaissance's most sensational literary debuts as well as contemporary biographical and cultural contexts.
- Related writings by Nella Larsen repudiating racial stereotypes.
- Major critical assessments by Laura Doyle, Ann duCille, Lori Harrison-Kahan, Arne Lunde and Anna Westerstahl Stenport, Deborah McDowell, Hanna Musiol, Susan M. Reverby, and Cherene Sherrard-Johnson.
- A chronology and a selected bibliography.
About the Series
Read by more than 12 million students over fifty-five years, Norton Critical Editions set the standard for apparatus that is right for undergraduate readers. The three-part format--annotated text, contexts, and criticism--helps students to better understand, analyze, and appreciate the literature, while opening a wide range of teaching possibilities for instructors. Whether in print or in digital format, Norton Critical Editions provide all the resources students need.
Author: Nella Larsen
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 12/01/2019
Pages: 328
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.10w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780393932423
ISBN10: 0393932427
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Collections | American | African American & Black