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When the sun goes down. Men had always wanted her, this Karintha, even as a child, Karintha carrying beauty, perfect as dusk when the sun goes down. Old men rode her hobby-horse upon their knees. Young men danced with her at frolics when they should have been dancing with their grown-up girls.
- Cane
The first section of Cane features stories and poems related...
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("Blood-Burning Moon" was first published in Prairie,...
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("Fern" first appeared in The Little Review, Volume 9, No...
- Becky
When the first was born, the white folks said they'd have no...
- Rhobert
Jean Toomer's "Cane" (1923) Main Menu Cane Book by Jean...
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- Cane
The first section of Cane features stories and poems related to rural black life in the South, including themes related to lynching, interracial desire, and the many deep-seated structures of racial oppression that were in place at that time.
The poem Grandmother was written out of love and admiration for her. How does this information help you understand the poem better? Now that I know that Shirazie's grandmother ___________________________________
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Cane, experimental novel by Jean Toomer, published in 1923 and reprinted in 1967, about the African American experience. This symbolic, poetic work comprises a variety of literary forms, including poems and short stories, and incorporates elements from both Southern black folk culture and the contemporary white avant-garde.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Whether it's the comforting embrace of a grandmother or the captivating stories of a grandfather, these poems capture the essence of the grandparent-grandchild bond, leaving an indelible mark on our hearts.
Cane, Jean Toomer’s most famous book, was first published in 1923. The original publication of the novel was a foundational moment in the Harlem Renaissance literary movement. Cane ’s reissue (after being out of print for many years) in 1967 came out during the Second Renaissance of African American literature.
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