Passing: A Norton Critical Edition

Passing: A Norton Critical Edition - Paperback

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Passing: A Norton Critical Edition

Passing: A Norton Critical Edition - Paperback

by Nella Larsen
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by Nella Larsen (Author), Carla Kaplan (Editor)

Larsen's status as a Harlem Renaissance woman writer was rivaled by only Zora Neale Hurston's. This Norton Critical Edition of her electrifying 1929 novel includes Carla Kaplan's detailed and thought-provoking introduction, thorough explanatory annotations, and a Note on the Text. An unusually rich "Background and Contexts" section connects the novel to the historical events of the day, most notably the sensational Rhinelander/Jones case of 1925. Fourteen contemporary reviews are reprinted, including those by Alice Dunbar-Nelson, Mary Griffin, and W. E. B. Du Bois. Published accounts from 1911 to 1935--by Langston Hughes, Juanita Ellsworth, and Caleb Johnson, among others--provide a nuanced view of the contemporary cultural dimensions of race and passing, both in America and abroad. Also included are Larsen's statements on the novel and on passing, as well as a generous selection of her letters and her central writings on "The Tragic Mulatto(a)" in American literature. Additional perspective is provided by related Harlem Renaissance works. "Criticism" provides fifteen diverse critical interpretations, including those by Mary Helen Washington, Cheryl A. Wall, Deborah E. McDowell, David L. Blackmore, Kate Baldwin, and Catherine Rottenberg. A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also included.

Number of Pages: 584
Dimensions: 1.2 x 8.3 x 5.1 IN
Publication Date: August 01, 2007
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Passing
Interest Level: Upper Grades, 9-12
Reading Level: 5.7
Point Value: 5
ISBN9780393979169
Author Nella Larsen
PublisherW. W. Norton & Company
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedAugust 2007
LanguageENG- English
Pages584
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceTeens & young adults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Nella Larsen

Nella Larsen (1891-1964) is one of the most well-known names in the Harlem Renaissance canon, though much of her personal history remains elusive. The author of two novels, Quicksand and Passing, and several short stories, she received a Guggenheim fellowship in 1930 and later worked as a nurse. Larsen died in New York City in 1964.

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