The Splendid Drunken Twenties: Selections from the Daybooks, 1922 - 30 - Softcover

Van Vechten, Carl

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0252074629 ISBN 13: 9780252074622

Publisher: University of Illinois Press, 2007

Synopsis

A startling record of the Jazz Age through the eyes of one of its memorable figures

Between 1922 and 1930, Carl Van Vechten--one of the most significant figures of the Harlem Renaissance--kept a daily record of his activities. The records recount his day-to-day life, as well as the alliances, drinking habits, feuds, and affairs of a wide number of the period's luminaries, providing a rich resource for reconstructing the culture of 1920s New York and the social milieu during Prohibition. Bruce Kellner has provided copious informative notes identifying central figures and clarifying details.

About this title

About the Author:

BRUCE KELLNER is Professor of English at Millersville University in Pennsylvania, where he teaches Shakespeare and Afro-American literature.

Review:

"This unique document stands alone in its monumental recordings of the comings, goings, and doings of a diverse and fascinating group of prominent writers, artists, publishers, actors, producers, activists, and more. With his painstaking editing and annotation, Kellner has done a tremendous service to all scholars of the period." -- Thadious Davis, author of Nella Larsen, Novelist of the Harlem Renaissance: A Woman's Life Unveiled

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0252074629
• ISBN 13: 9780252074622
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384
• Editor: Kellner Bruce