xxvi, 371 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-359) and index.
Contents
Introduction -- Jump at the sun : 1901-25 -- Harlem city -- From the earliest rocking of my cradle -- Do you know any folktales? -- Godmother and Big Sweet : 1927-31 -- "Mule bone" -- The will to adorn -- Plough up some literary -- Crayon enlargements of life -- Voodoo gods and biblical men -- Ambiguities of self, politics of race -- The pots in sorrow's kitchen -- Appendix: A checklist of writings by Zora Neale Hurston.
Summary
Reconstructs the events, relationships, and achievements that marked the life of the black novelist, folklorist, and anthropologist, assessing her important works and commitment to the black folk tradition.
