Genevieve West examines the cultural history of Zora Neale Hurston s writing and the reception of her work, in an attempt to explain why Hurston died in obscure poverty only to be reclaimed as an important Harlem Renaissance writer decades after her death. Unlike other books on Hurston, this study focuses on how Hurston was marketed and reviewed during her career and how literary scholars reappraised her after her death.While her publisher's approach to marketing Hurston as an African American fiction writer and folklorist increased her popularity among the general reading public, her fellow...
Genevieve West examines the cultural history of Zora Neale Hurston s writing and the reception of her work, in an attempt to explain why Hurston died ...
