Mr. Skylark, John Bennett and the Charleston renaissance, Harlan Greene
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Mr. Skylark, John Bennett and the Charleston renaissance, Harlan Greene
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eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-348) and index"Bibliography of works by John Bennett": p. 349-356
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individual biography
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non fiction
Main title
Mr. Skylark
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Harlan Greene
Sub title
John Bennett and the Charleston renaissance
Summary
In this biography which "reveals the rich tapestry of the literary and social history of Charleston," the author draws from thousands of notes left by John Bennett to present a multi-talented man: a silhouette artist, a Gullah scholar, a mentor of other authors, and a writer who "documented the lives of the artists moving through the city, the plight of the city's blacks, and the changing social mores of his time."--Jacket
Table Of Contents
Spring -- Buckhorn Johnny -- Yore -- The black arts -- Cold courage: famous to myself -- "The fragrance of success" -- A transcendent word -- Master Skylark -- Summer -- "I am glad people like me" -- The story of Barnaby Lee -- "Love in its fullness, replete" -- Charleston's adopted son and his treasure -- "A brilliant ... execution" -- The prayer of the brave -- "We have waked ... the slumbering" -- "The golden age" -- "Your affections have betrayed you" -- Porgy vs. Buckhorn Johnny -- "Changed by the years" -- Fall -- "The real John Bennett" -- "A life ... not a career" -- The day of The doctor to the dead -- Winter -- An epitaph
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