Publication

1999 - Greenwood Press, Westport, Conn, Connecticut

Language

English

Word Count

44,000 words, Guess

Page Count

176 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Goodreads26977
  • LibraryThing2686125

Classifications

  • DDC813/.52
  • LCCPS3515.U789 T638 1999
  • LCCPS3515

Description

Readings shed light on Hurston's novel. They demonstrate how African Americans fashioned themselves individually and collectively to combat racism, classism, and sexism, and present historical, political, and social commentary on the relationships between men and women as well as between blacks and whites. Included are interviews with people living at the time of Hurston's novel's publication, poetry, folk tales, and sermons.

Subjects

Topics

SourcesFolkloreExaminationsStudy guidesRace relationsZeithintergrundAfrican Americans

Places

Series Statement

  • The Greenwood Press "Literature in context" series,

Other Editions

  • Understanding Zora Neale Hurston's Their eyes were watching God: a student casebook to issues, sources, and historical documentsGreenwood Press1999-01-01

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