Bibliograph

DuBose Heyward, a Charleston gentleman and the world of Porgy and Bess, James M. Hutchisson

Type

Label

DuBose Heyward, a Charleston gentleman and the world of Porgy and Bess, James M. Hutchisson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

DuBose Heyward

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

961815087

Responsibility statement

James M. Hutchisson

Sub title

a Charleston gentleman and the world of Porgy and Bess

Summary

A biography of the proper Charlestonian who wrote of the Gullahs of Catfish Row and inspired a Gershwin masterpiece

Table Of Contents

Story and history: class and color in Charleston -- The poetry society and the Charleston renaissance -- Porgy: the negro in the New South -- Porgy on stage -- Evolution of a social critic -- Man of letters -- Porgy and Bess on wings of song -- Return to Charleston

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