Unnatural selections : eugenics in American modernism and the Harlem Renaissance /

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In challenging conventional constructions of the Harlem Renaissance and American modernism, Daylanne English argues that in the 1920s, the form and content of writings by figures as disparate as W.E.B. Du Bois, T.S. Eliot, Gertrude Stein, and Nella Larsen were shaped by anxieties regarding immigrati...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: English, Daylanne K.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2004.
Temas:
1900-1999
American literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Eugenics in literature.
American literature > African American authors > History and criticism.
American literature > White authors > History and criticism.
African Americans > Intellectual life > 20th century.
Modernism (Literature) > United States.
African Americans in literature.
Harlem Renaissance.
Race in literature.
Medicine > History > 20th century.
Eugenics > history
Literature > history
History, 20th Century
Littérature américaine > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Eugénisme dans la littérature.
Littérature américaine > Auteurs noirs américains > Histoire et critique.
Littérature américaine > Auteurs blancs > Histoire et critique.
Noirs américains > Vie intellectuelle > 20e siècle.
Modernisme (Littérature) > États-Unis.
Noirs américains dans la littérature.
Race dans la littérature.
Médecine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Medicine
African Americans in literature
African Americans > Intellectual life
American literature
American literature > African American authors
American literature > White authors
Eugenics in literature
Harlem Renaissance
Modernism (Literature)
Race in literature
Eugenik > Motiv
Literatur
Schwarze
United States
USA
Schwärze
History
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In challenging conventional constructions of the Harlem Renaissance and American modernism, Daylanne English argues that in the 1920s, the form and content of writings by figures as disparate as W.E.B. Du Bois, T.S. Eliot, Gertrude Stein, and Nella Larsen were shaped by anxieties regarding immigration and intraracial breeding.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 267 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-260) and index.
ISBN:0807863521
9780807863527

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