| The Messenger Reader: Stories, Poetry, and Essays from The Messenger Magazine 2000 Edition Contributor(s): Wilson, Sondra Kathryn (Editor), Robeson, Paul (Author), Hurston, Zora Neale (Author) |
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ISBN: 037575539X ISBN-13: 9780375755392 Publisher: Random House Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $21.85 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2000 Annotation: The Messenger was the third most popular magazine of the Harlem Renaissance after The Crisis andOpportunity. Unlike the other two magazines, The Messenger was not tied to a civil rights organization. Labor activist A. Philip Randolph and economist Chandler Owen started the magazine in 1917 to advance the cause of socialism to the black masses. They believed that a socialist society was the only one that would be free from racism. The socialist ideology of The Messenger "the only magazine of scientific radicalism in the world published by Negroes," was reflected in the pieces and authors published in its pages. The Messenger Reader contains poetry, stories, and essays from Paul Robeson, Zora Neale Hurston, Wallace Thurman, and Dorothy West. The Messenger Reader, will be a welcome addition to the critically acclaimed Modern Library Harlem Renaissance series. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | American - General - Literary Criticism | American - African American - Literary Collections | Essays |
| Dewey: 810.808 |
| LCCN: 99039882 |
| Series: Modern Library (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.08" H x 5.6" W x 8.42" (1.26 lbs) 448 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Geographic Orientation - New York |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Messenger was the third most popular magazine of the Harlem Renaissance after The Crisis and Opportunity. Unlike the other two magazines, The Messenger was not tied to a civil rights organization. Labor activist A. Philip Randolph and economist Chandler Owen started the magazine in 1917 to advance the cause of socialism to the black masses. They believed that a socialist society was the only one that would be free from racism. The socialist ideology of The Messenger the only magazine of scientific radicalism in the world published by Negroes, was reflected in the pieces and authors published in its pages. The Messenger Reader contains poetry, stories, and essays from Paul Robeson, Zora Neale Hurston, Wallace Thurman, and Dorothy West. The Messenger Reader, will be a welcome addition to the critically acclaimed Modern Library Harlem Renaissance series. |