Jean Toomer 's Literary Masterpiece Cane

Author Jean Toomer who is one considered one of the Great American authors, wrote during the Harlem Renaissance period. Particularly, in his work(s) titled Harvest Song written in 2003 we can see evidence of the characteristics, themes and style identified with the Harlem Renaissance movement which was extant in American letters between 1920 and 1940. As a representative of such a movement, Jean Toomer then remains one of the most identifiable and iconic writers of his time. Born on December 26,

Hoeppner How the Harlem Renaissance Shaped Literature The Harlem Renaissance was a revolutionary time for African Americans in the Twentieth Century. It lasted from around 1918 until 1937 and is described as “the nation’s first self-conscious black literary and artistic movement” (Tindall 804), but the ideas cultivated within those years are still relevant in today’s society. In New York the city of Harlem had a rapidly growing population of African Americans due to the Great Migration and it was also

The Harlem Renaissance and its Effect on African American Literature Thesis: The literary movement during the Harlem Renaissance was a raging fire that brought about new life for the African American writer; its flame still burns today through the writings of contemporary African American writers. I. The Harlem Renaissance- Its Beginning and Development II. The Major Writers A. Claude McKay B. Jean Toomer C. Countee Cullen D. Langston Hughes E. Zora Neale Hurston III.

Writers of the Harlem Renaissance During the 1920?s, a ?flowering of creativity,? as many have called it, began to sweep the nation. The movement, now known as ?The Harlem Renaissance,? caught like wildfire. Harlem, a part of Manhattan in New York City, became a hugely successful showcase for African American talent. Starting with black literature, the Harlem Renaissance quickly grew to incredible proportions. W.E.B. Du Bois, Claude McKay, and Langston Hughes, along with many other