| Zora in Florida Contributor(s): Glassman, Steve (Editor), Seidel, Kathryn L. (Editor), Glassman, Stephen J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0813010616 ISBN-13: 9780813010618 Publisher: University Press of Florida OUR PRICE: $19.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2002 Annotation: In Zora in Florida, students of American, southern, African-American literature, scholars of women's studies, and the general public can explore the spirit and the source of Hurston's powerful writing. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - African American - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Literary Criticism | Women Authors |
| Dewey: 813.52 |
| LCCN: 90019551 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.06" W x 9.04" (0.70 lbs) 197 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Geographic Orientation - Florida - Cultural Region - South Atlantic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "By linking Hurston's work to her Florida experiences, the authors explicate her love of black culture and her attitude toward the lot of women in a man's world. An important contribution to the Hurston revival."--Booklist Following years of neglect, Zora Neale Hurston's status in American letters is restored: she is now recognized as one of the foremost African-American writers of the twentieth century--an artist of the Harlem Renaissance and a native Florida writer. Zora in Florida focuses on the place that nurtured and inspired her work, the frontier wilderness of central Florida and the all-black town of Eatonville. Two chapters are devoted to her first novel, Jonah's Gourd Vine, set almost entirely in Florida. Others discuss her work for the WPA in Florida; Tracks on the Road, her autobiography; and Mules and Men, her collection of Florida folklore gathered under the direction of anthropologist Franz Boas. The book also treats Hurston's lesser-known works such as the play Color Struck and Tell My Horse, her first-person account of fieldwork in Haiti. The legal troubles, professional eclipse, and personal opprobrium Hurston endured late in life are discussed in the final chapter. |