The Real Negro
The Question of Authenticity in Twentieth-Century African American Literature
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19930879 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shelly Eversley (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Publication date | 2004-03-29 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Real Negro (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4324/9780203498392 |
| OpenAlex | W4247811168 |
| Open Library | OL37297441M |
| ISBN | 9780203498392 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
In this book, Shelly Eversley historicizes the demand for racial authenticity - what Zora Neale Hurston called 'the real Negro' - in twentieth-century American literature. Eversley argues that the modern emergence of the interest in 'the real Negro' transforms the question of what race an author belongs into a question of what it takes to belong to
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,42 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |