The Harlem group of Negro writers

Author(s)

• Tolson, Melvin Beaunorus
• Mullen, Edward J.

Bibliographic Information

The Harlem group of Negro writers

Melvin B. Tolson ; edited by Edward J. Mullen

（Contributions in Afro-American and African studies, no. 203）

Greenwood Press, 2001

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-169) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Melvin B. Tolson (1898-1966) was both a participant in and historian of the Harlem Renaissance, probably the most significant movement in African American literature and culture. Known mostly for his poetry, and an unduly neglected figure in American literary history, Tolson was one of the first African American critics of the Harlem Renaissance. This book is an edition of his 1940 MA thesis, the first academic study of the Harlem Renaissance written by an African American scholar. Tolson's thesis, previously unpublished in its entirety, provides a unique look at this important era and draws heavily on his familiarity with some of the most important writers of the movement. Included are discussions of such major figures as Langston Hughes, Claude McKay, and W.E.B. Du Bois, along with chapters on lesser-known authors such as George Schuyler, Eric Walrond, and Jessie Fauset, who are now being rediscovered. An introductory essay surveys the history of Harlem Renaissance criticism and Tolson's place in it and evaluates his methodology and use of sources. The introduction additionally presents a brief biography and details the creation of his thesis. The text of Tolson's thesis appears in its entirety, along with his notes and those of the volume editor. The book closes with a bibliography of works on Tolson and a large but selective bibliography on the Harlem Renaissance in general.

Table of Contents

Introduction The Harlem Group of Negro Writers Selected Bibliographies Index

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA52678420
• ISBN:
  • 0313311870
• LCCN: 00049073
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Westport, Conn.
• Pages/Volumes: xiii, 182 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PS153.N5
  • DC21 : 810.9/89607307471
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : American literature -- African American authors -- History and criticism
  • LCSH : African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Intellectual life -- 20th century
  • LCSH : American literature -- New York (State) -- New York -- History and criticism
  • LCSH : American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism
  • LCSH : Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century
  • LCSH : Harlem Renaissance
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00109626