the Biography of a Philosopher
Edición de la obra Alain L. Locke
| Autor | Leonard Harris |
|---|---|
| Editorial | University of Chicago Press |
| Fecha de publicación | 2008 |
| Lugar | Chicago |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 449 |
| Formato | [electronic resource] : |
| ISBN-13 | 9780226317809 |
| ISBN-10 | 0226317803 |
| OCLC | 609855182 |
| Número de Cutter | H314a |
Alain L. Locke (1886-1954), in his famous 1925 anthology The New Negro, declared that "the pulse of the Negro world has begun to beat in Harlem." Often called the father of the Harlem Renaissance, Locke had his finger directly on that pulse, promoting, influencing, and sparring with such figures as Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Jacob Lawrence, Richmond Barth, William Grant Still, Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois, Ralph Bunche, and John Dewey. The long-awaited first biography of this extraordinarily gifted philosopher and writer, Alain L. Locke narrates the untold story of his pro.