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Jean Toomer (born Nathan Pinchback Toomer; December 26, 1894 – March 30, 1967) was an American poet and novelist commonly associated with the Harlem Renaissance, though he actively resisted the association, and with modernism.
An important figure in African-American literature, Jean Toomer (1894—1967) was born in Washington, DC, the grandson of the first governor of African-American descent in the United States. A poet, playwright, and novelist, Toomer’s most famous work, Cane, was published in 1923 and was hailed by critics for its literary experimentation and ...
11 de abr. de 2024 · Jean Toomer was an American poet and novelist. After attending the University of Wisconsin and the City College of New York, Toomer taught briefly in the Sparta, Ga., public schools and then turned to lecturing and writing. Cane (1923; reprinted 1967) is an experimental novel which celebrates.
26 de dez. de 2023 · Critically acclaimed author, poet, and playwright Jean Toomer (1894–1967) embraced Quakerism later in life, after he and his second wife, photographer Marjorie Content, moved from New York City, N.Y. to Doylestown, Pa. Toomer joined Buckingham Meeting in Lahaska, Pa., in 1940.
28 de mai. de 2024 · Born in 1894, Jean Toomer is the author of Cane, a book of prose and poetry describing the people and landscape of Georgia.
Jean Toomer (December 26, 1894– March 30, 1967) was an African American poet and novelist and an important figure of the Harlem Renaissance and modernism. His first book Cane, published in 1923, is considered by many to be his most significant.
20 de set. de 2004 · Jean Toomer is best known as the author of the 1923 novel Cane, an influential work about African American life in which Toomer drew largely on his experiences in Hancock County.
