Negotiating ideologies of the Harlem Renaissance: the politics of Hurston's art and identity. -- Making a way: fighting "the line of least resistance" -- A highway through the wilderness. -- Voodoo: fact and fiction. -- "The tragedies of life" -- Talking back: taking a stand on race and politics. -- The making of an icon
Summary
Genevieve West examines the cultural history of Zora Neale Hurston's writing and the reception of her work, in an attempt to explain why Hurston died in obscure poverty only to be reclaimed as an important Harlem Renaissance writer decades after her death
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-284) and index
