{"product_id":"understanding-zora-neale-hurstons-their-eyes-were-watching-god-a-student-casebook-to-issues-sources-and-historical-documents-9780313302107","title":"Understanding Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God: A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZora Neale Hurston's \u003ci\u003eTheir Eyes Were Watching God\u003c\/i\u003e highlights the vitality of African American culture. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis casebook demonstrates how African Americans fashioned themselves individually and collectively to combat racism, classism, and sexism. With provocative documents that contextualize the complex issues of the novel, Lester provides an excellent resource for students and teachers first approach the excitement and cultural flavor that define Hurston's novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe casebook is an encyclopedia of African American folk culture that simultaneously presents historical, political, and social commentary on the relationships between men and women and between blacks and whites in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDocuments include interviews with people living in the South at the time of the novel's publication, poetry, rap, folktales, and sermons. Also included are original materials on ebonics, minstrel songs, the blues tradition, the novel in theatrical and dance performance, and materials on Hurston's hometown of Eatonville, Florida.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Neal A. Lester\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/30\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.48h x 6.40w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313302107\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNEAL A. LESTER is a Professor of English at Arizona State University, where he teaches African American literature. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eNtozake Shange: A Critical Study of the Plays\u003c\/i\u003e (1995) and has published on Alice Walker, Zora Neale Hurston, and Lonne Elder.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40924474048627,"sku":"0313302103","price":118.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_5455fdb1-ab4b-4a22-b5fb-9306bd35c133.jpg?v=1692190388","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/understanding-zora-neale-hurstons-their-eyes-were-watching-god-a-student-casebook-to-issues-sources-and-historical-documents-9780313302107","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}