The critics, like the writers, were monolithic thinkers, some critics considered the literature a "disservice" to African American interests, some praised the freedom of expression and experimentation of the writers; and others called on the conjoining of the literature with political, social, and literary agendas. Alain Locke still remains among the finest examples of literary and cultural criticism. ... Section III: Selective Criticism Literary criticism on The New Negro there is limited, while the novel is experiencing resurgence due in part to the several republishing. Most l...

• Word Count: 2542
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

The critics, like the writers, were monolithic thinkers, some critics considered the literature a "disservice" to African American interests, some praised the freedom of expression and experimentation of the writers; and others called on the conjoining of the literature with political, social, and literary agendas. Alain Locke still remains among the finest examples of literary and cultural criticism. ... Section III: Selective Criticism Literary criticism on The New Negro there is limited, while the novel is experiencing resurgence due in part to the several republishing. Most l...

• Word Count: 2542
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

First, The Survey Graphic, a magazine of social analysis and criticism, produced a Harlem issue in March 1925. The Harlem issue featured work by black writers and artists, which was edited by black philosopher and literary scholar Alain Locke (Collier, 1985). ... Finally, in the autumn of 1926, a group of young Black writers produced their own literary magazine, Fire!! ... A new generation of young writers and artists, including Wallace Thurman, Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes took ownership of the literary Renaissance (Collier, 1985). ...

• Word Count: 2619
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This was the first of several literary works that were said to contain proper doctrine of the beliefs and views of the Mormon religion. ... In 1851 the Mormon Church published another major literary work entitled the "Pearl Of Great Price"; it contained the Books of Moses and Abraham as translated by Joseph Smith. ... The life of the biblical figure, Cain, is a very important aspect of the literary work. ... The Pearl of Great Price was also used as a major literary device in maintaining ideas of African inferiority. ...

• Word Count: 3075
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Judith Thurman writes of Toni Morrison's literary style, "She treats the past as if it were one of the luminous old scenes painted on dark glass and she breaks the glass, and recomposes it in disjointed and puzzling modern form." ... The stuttered sentences appear rhythmic through repetition, while the flying reflects a poetic, cadenced movement that is so common within Morrison's literary style. ...

• Word Count: 3100
• Approx Pages: 12
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