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Product details
- ISBN 9780826370440
- Weight: 190g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 06 Oct 2026
- Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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A previously unpublished play by an important 20th-century American writer, with critical essays and annotations.
Jean Toomer (1894–1967) was a modernist writer, a member of the Harlem Renaissance, and briefly part of the literary and artistic community that grew up around Mabel Dodge Luhan in Taos, New Mexico. This book, a critical edition of a previously unpublished 1935 manuscript, makes A Drama of the Southwest available to readers for the first time. The play provides a vivid glimpse into the social world of the artists who mined Taos for creative and spiritual renewal in the early twentieth century, and editor Dekker provides cultural and literary historical context, arguing for Toomer’s continuing creative power and significance at a time in his career that has been largely overlooked by critics.
Jean Toomer (1894–1967) was a modernist writer, a member of the Harlem Renaissance, and briefly part of the literary and artistic community that grew up around Mabel Dodge Luhan in Taos, New Mexico. This book, a critical edition of a previously unpublished 1935 manuscript, makes A Drama of the Southwest available to readers for the first time. The play provides a vivid glimpse into the social world of the artists who mined Taos for creative and spiritual renewal in the early twentieth century, and editor Dekker provides cultural and literary historical context, arguing for Toomer’s continuing creative power and significance at a time in his career that has been largely overlooked by critics.
Jean Toomer (1894–1967) was an American poet, novelist, and playwright. His modernist work Cane was an inspiration for many African American authors.
Carolyn J. Dekker is an assistant professor of English at Finlandia University.
Carolyn J. Dekker is an assistant professor of English at Finlandia University.
