The Resource A long way from home, Claude McKay ; edited and with an introduction by Gene Andrew Jarrett
A long way from home, Claude McKay ; edited and with an introduction by Gene Andrew Jarrett
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- Summary
- Claude McKay (1889?1948) was one of the most prolific and sophisticated African American writers of the early twentieth century. A Jamaican-born author of poetry, short stories, novels, and nonfiction, McKay has often been associated with the?New Negro? or Harlem Renaissance, a movement of African American art, culture, and intellectualism between World War I and the Great Depression. But his relationship to the movement was complex. Literally absent from Harlem during that period, he devoted most of his time to traveling through Europe, Russia, and Africa during the 1920s and 1930s. His acti
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxxix, 270 pages)
- Note
- Originally published: New York : L. Furman, Inc., 1937. With new introd. and notes
- Contents
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- Acknowledgments; Chronology; Introduction; A Note on the Text; A Long Way from Home; Contents; Part One: American Beginning; Chapter 1: A Great Editor; Chapter 2: Other Editors; Chapter 3: White Friends; Chapter 4: Another White Friend; Part Two: English Inning; Chapter 5: Adventuring in Search of George Bernard Shaw; Chapter 6: Pugilist vs. Poet; Chapter 7: A Job in London; Chapter 8: Regarding Reactionary Criticism; Part Three: New York Horizon; Chapter 9: Back in Harlem; Chapter 10: A Brown Dove Cooing; Chapter 11: A Look at H.G. Wells; Chapter 12: "He Who Gets Slapped."
- Chapter 13: "Harlem Shadows"Part Four: The Magic Pilgrimage; Chapter 14: The Dominant Urge; Chapter 15: An Individual Triumph; Chapter 16: The Pride and Pomp of Proletarian Power; Chapter 17: Literary Interest; Chapter 18: Social Interest; Chapter 19: A Great Celebration; Chapter 20: Regarding Radical Criticism; Part Five: The Cynical Continent; Chapter 21: Berlin and Paris; Chapter 22: Friends in France; Chapter 23: Frank Harris in France; Chapter 24: Cinema Studio; Chapter 25: Marseilles Motley; Part Six: The Idylls of Africa; Chapter 26: When a Negro Goes Native
- Chapter 27: The New Negro in ParisChapter 28: Hail and Farewell to Morocco; Chapter 29: On Belonging to a Minority Group; About the Editor
- Isbn
- 9780813542638
- Label
- A long way from home
- Title
- A long way from home
- Statement of responsibility
- Claude McKay ; edited and with an introduction by Gene Andrew Jarrett
- Subject
-
- 1900-1999
- African American authors
- African American authors -- Biography
- American Literature
- Authors, American
- Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography
- Authors, Jamaican
- Authors, Jamaican -- 20th century -- Biography
- Autobiographie
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Literary
- Biographies
- Electronic books
- English
- Jamaican Americans
- Jamaican Americans -- Biography
- Jamaican Americans -- Intellectual life
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- American | General
- Languages & Literatures
- McKay, Claude
- McKay, Claude, 1890-1948
- McKay, Claude, 1890-1948
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Claude McKay (1889?1948) was one of the most prolific and sophisticated African American writers of the early twentieth century. A Jamaican-born author of poetry, short stories, novels, and nonfiction, McKay has often been associated with the?New Negro? or Harlem Renaissance, a movement of African American art, culture, and intellectualism between World War I and the Great Depression. But his relationship to the movement was complex. Literally absent from Harlem during that period, he devoted most of his time to traveling through Europe, Russia, and Africa during the 1920s and 1930s. His acti
- Action
- digitized
- Biography type
- autobiography
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1890-1948
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- McKay, Claude
- Dewey number
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- 818/.5209
- B
- Index
- no index present
- Language note
- English
- LC call number
- PS3525.A24785
- LC item number
- Z46 2007eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1975-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Jarrett, Gene Andrew
- Series statement
- MELA Multi-ethnic Literatures of the Americas
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- McKay, Claude
- Authors, American
- Authors, Jamaican
- Jamaican Americans
- African American authors
- Jamaican Americans
- McKay, Claude
- McKay, Claude
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- African American authors
- Authors, American
- Authors, Jamaican
- Jamaican Americans
- American Literature
- English
- Languages & Literatures
- Label
- A long way from home, Claude McKay ; edited and with an introduction by Gene Andrew Jarrett
- Note
- Originally published: New York : L. Furman, Inc., 1937. With new introd. and notes
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Acknowledgments; Chronology; Introduction; A Note on the Text; A Long Way from Home; Contents; Part One: American Beginning; Chapter 1: A Great Editor; Chapter 2: Other Editors; Chapter 3: White Friends; Chapter 4: Another White Friend; Part Two: English Inning; Chapter 5: Adventuring in Search of George Bernard Shaw; Chapter 6: Pugilist vs. Poet; Chapter 7: A Job in London; Chapter 8: Regarding Reactionary Criticism; Part Three: New York Horizon; Chapter 9: Back in Harlem; Chapter 10: A Brown Dove Cooing; Chapter 11: A Look at H.G. Wells; Chapter 12: "He Who Gets Slapped."
- Chapter 13: "Harlem Shadows"Part Four: The Magic Pilgrimage; Chapter 14: The Dominant Urge; Chapter 15: An Individual Triumph; Chapter 16: The Pride and Pomp of Proletarian Power; Chapter 17: Literary Interest; Chapter 18: Social Interest; Chapter 19: A Great Celebration; Chapter 20: Regarding Radical Criticism; Part Five: The Cynical Continent; Chapter 21: Berlin and Paris; Chapter 22: Friends in France; Chapter 23: Frank Harris in France; Chapter 24: Cinema Studio; Chapter 25: Marseilles Motley; Part Six: The Idylls of Africa; Chapter 26: When a Negro Goes Native
- Chapter 27: The New Negro in ParisChapter 28: Hail and Farewell to Morocco; Chapter 29: On Belonging to a Minority Group; About the Editor
- Control code
- 173517744
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxxix, 270 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780813542638
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)173517744
- System details
- Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
- Label
- A long way from home, Claude McKay ; edited and with an introduction by Gene Andrew Jarrett
- Note
- Originally published: New York : L. Furman, Inc., 1937. With new introd. and notes
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Acknowledgments; Chronology; Introduction; A Note on the Text; A Long Way from Home; Contents; Part One: American Beginning; Chapter 1: A Great Editor; Chapter 2: Other Editors; Chapter 3: White Friends; Chapter 4: Another White Friend; Part Two: English Inning; Chapter 5: Adventuring in Search of George Bernard Shaw; Chapter 6: Pugilist vs. Poet; Chapter 7: A Job in London; Chapter 8: Regarding Reactionary Criticism; Part Three: New York Horizon; Chapter 9: Back in Harlem; Chapter 10: A Brown Dove Cooing; Chapter 11: A Look at H.G. Wells; Chapter 12: "He Who Gets Slapped."
- Chapter 13: "Harlem Shadows"Part Four: The Magic Pilgrimage; Chapter 14: The Dominant Urge; Chapter 15: An Individual Triumph; Chapter 16: The Pride and Pomp of Proletarian Power; Chapter 17: Literary Interest; Chapter 18: Social Interest; Chapter 19: A Great Celebration; Chapter 20: Regarding Radical Criticism; Part Five: The Cynical Continent; Chapter 21: Berlin and Paris; Chapter 22: Friends in France; Chapter 23: Frank Harris in France; Chapter 24: Cinema Studio; Chapter 25: Marseilles Motley; Part Six: The Idylls of Africa; Chapter 26: When a Negro Goes Native
- Chapter 27: The New Negro in ParisChapter 28: Hail and Farewell to Morocco; Chapter 29: On Belonging to a Minority Group; About the Editor
- Control code
- 173517744
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxxix, 270 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780813542638
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)173517744
- System details
- Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Subject
- 1900-1999
- African American authors
- African American authors -- Biography
- American Literature
- Authors, American
- Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography
- Authors, Jamaican
- Authors, Jamaican -- 20th century -- Biography
- Autobiographie
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Literary
- Biographies
- Electronic books
- English
- Jamaican Americans
- Jamaican Americans -- Biography
- Jamaican Americans -- Intellectual life
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- American | General
- Languages & Literatures
- McKay, Claude
- McKay, Claude, 1890-1948
- McKay, Claude, 1890-1948
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- MELA (Multi-ethnic Literatures of the Americas)
- Ebook Central Academic Complete
- EBSCO eBook Public Library Collection-North America
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