Cane: A Critical Introduction by Jean Toomer Lyrics
Team: Conn Mac Aogain; Martin Glick, Ostap Kin; Senom; Lola Shehu
This is a digital annotated edition of a selection from Jean Toomer’s Cane (1923). This project was produced as part of an assignment for the Textual Studies in the Digital Age graduate course. The text used is from the Project Gutenberg ebook. The original aim for this edition was to compare the reception of Cane in the 1920s with its revival in the 1970s in conjunction with the “Black Arts Movement.” The dirеction of this project was ultimately dictated by thе digital tools and amount of sources available within the time constraints of this assignment. The focus shifted away from a reception history in the 1920s, to the reception of the book in the 1970s with the rise of African American Studies, and an extensive bibliography of both primary and secondary sources.
Becky https://genius.com/Jean-toomer-becky-annotated
Fern https://genius.com/Jean-toomer-fern-annotated
BONA AND PAUL https://genius.com/Jean-toomer-bona-and-paul-annotated
Beehive https://genius.com/Jean-toomer-beehive-annotated
Harvest Song https://genius.com/Jean-toomer-harvest-song-annotated
Title Page, Karintha, Song of the Son, Kabnis https://genius.com/Jean-toomer-oracular-karintha-song-of-the-son-kabnis-annotated
Parts published in journals:
Before publishing the novel, parts of the book appeared in different literary journals. "Karintha" was first published in Broom 4 (January 1923). "November Cotton Flower" was first published in The Nomad 2 (Summer 1923). "Becky" first appeared in The Liberator 5, no. 10 (October 1922), 30. "Face" was first published in Modern Review 1 (January 1923). "Carma" was first published in The Liberator 5, no. 9 (September 1922), 13. “Song of the Son” first appeared in The Crisis 23, no. 6 (April 1922), 261. "Georgia Dusk" was first published in The Liberator 5, no. 9 (September 1922), 25. "Fern" first appeared in The Little Review 9, no. 1 (Autumn 1922), 25-29. "Esther" was first published in Modern Review 1 (January 1923). “Conversation” first was published in Modern Review 1 (January 1923). “Portrait in Georgia” was first published in Modern Review 1 (January 1923). "Blood-Burning Moon" was first published in Prairie (March-April 1923). "Seventh Street" was first published in Broom (December 1922). "Storm Ending" was first published in Double Dealer 4, no. 21 (September 1922), 146. "Her Lips and Copper Wire" was first published in S4N (May-August 1923). "Calling Jesus" was first published as "Nora" in Double Dealer 4, no. 21 (September 1922), 132. "Harvest Song" was first published in Double Dealer 4, no. 24 (December 1922), 258.
Reception of the book in 1923-1925:
John Armstrong, "The Real Negro" New YorkTribune(October 14, 1923), 26; Matthew Josephson, "Great American Novels,"Broom 5 (October 1923), 178-180; Bruno Lasker, "Doors Opened Southward,"The Survey 51(November1,1923), 190-191; D.E.D. Review, Brooklyn Life 68 (November10,1923), 3; Herschell, Brickell Review.Literary Review of the New York Evening Post(December 8, 1923), 333; Anonymous, [Review], Transcript[Boston] (December 15, 1923), 8; Anonymous. "Literary Vaudeville,"Republican [Springfield] (December 23, 1923), 9a. Robert Littell, Review, New Republic 37 (December 26, 1923), 126; Montgomery Gregory, "OurBook Shelf,"Opportunity 1 (December 1923), 374-375; Anonymous. Review.Dial 76 (January 1924), 92; W.E.B. DuBois, and Alain Locke, "TheYounger Literary Movement,"Crisis 27 (February 1924), 161-163; Alice Beal Parsons, "Toomer and Frank,"The World Tomorrow 7 (March 1924), 96; William Stanley Braithwaite,"TheNegro in American Literature,"Crisis 28 (September 1924), 204-210; Alain Locke, "Negro Youth Speaks," in The New Negro,ed. Alain Locke (New York: Albert and Charles Boni, 1925), 47-53; William Stanley Braithwaite, "TheNegro in American Literature,"The New Negro,ed. Alain Locke (New York: Albert and Charles Boni, 1925), 19-44; Paul Rosenfeld, "JeanToomer,"Men Seen: Twenty-Four Modern Authors (New York: Dial, 1925), 227-233; Gorham Munson, "The Significance of Jean Toomer,"Opportunity 3 (September 1925), 262-263.
This is a digital annotated edition of a selection from Jean Toomer’s Cane (1923). This project was produced as part of an assignment for the Textual Studies in the Digital Age graduate course. The text used is from the Project Gutenberg ebook. The original aim for this edition was to compare the reception of Cane in the 1920s with its revival in the 1970s in conjunction with the “Black Arts Movement.” The dirеction of this project was ultimately dictated by thе digital tools and amount of sources available within the time constraints of this assignment. The focus shifted away from a reception history in the 1920s, to the reception of the book in the 1970s with the rise of African American Studies, and an extensive bibliography of both primary and secondary sources.
Becky https://genius.com/Jean-toomer-becky-annotated
Fern https://genius.com/Jean-toomer-fern-annotated
BONA AND PAUL https://genius.com/Jean-toomer-bona-and-paul-annotated
Beehive https://genius.com/Jean-toomer-beehive-annotated
Harvest Song https://genius.com/Jean-toomer-harvest-song-annotated
Title Page, Karintha, Song of the Son, Kabnis https://genius.com/Jean-toomer-oracular-karintha-song-of-the-son-kabnis-annotated
Parts published in journals:
Before publishing the novel, parts of the book appeared in different literary journals. "Karintha" was first published in Broom 4 (January 1923). "November Cotton Flower" was first published in The Nomad 2 (Summer 1923). "Becky" first appeared in The Liberator 5, no. 10 (October 1922), 30. "Face" was first published in Modern Review 1 (January 1923). "Carma" was first published in The Liberator 5, no. 9 (September 1922), 13. “Song of the Son” first appeared in The Crisis 23, no. 6 (April 1922), 261. "Georgia Dusk" was first published in The Liberator 5, no. 9 (September 1922), 25. "Fern" first appeared in The Little Review 9, no. 1 (Autumn 1922), 25-29. "Esther" was first published in Modern Review 1 (January 1923). “Conversation” first was published in Modern Review 1 (January 1923). “Portrait in Georgia” was first published in Modern Review 1 (January 1923). "Blood-Burning Moon" was first published in Prairie (March-April 1923). "Seventh Street" was first published in Broom (December 1922). "Storm Ending" was first published in Double Dealer 4, no. 21 (September 1922), 146. "Her Lips and Copper Wire" was first published in S4N (May-August 1923). "Calling Jesus" was first published as "Nora" in Double Dealer 4, no. 21 (September 1922), 132. "Harvest Song" was first published in Double Dealer 4, no. 24 (December 1922), 258.
Reception of the book in 1923-1925:
John Armstrong, "The Real Negro" New YorkTribune(October 14, 1923), 26; Matthew Josephson, "Great American Novels,"Broom 5 (October 1923), 178-180; Bruno Lasker, "Doors Opened Southward,"The Survey 51(November1,1923), 190-191; D.E.D. Review, Brooklyn Life 68 (November10,1923), 3; Herschell, Brickell Review.Literary Review of the New York Evening Post(December 8, 1923), 333; Anonymous, [Review], Transcript[Boston] (December 15, 1923), 8; Anonymous. "Literary Vaudeville,"Republican [Springfield] (December 23, 1923), 9a. Robert Littell, Review, New Republic 37 (December 26, 1923), 126; Montgomery Gregory, "OurBook Shelf,"Opportunity 1 (December 1923), 374-375; Anonymous. Review.Dial 76 (January 1924), 92; W.E.B. DuBois, and Alain Locke, "TheYounger Literary Movement,"Crisis 27 (February 1924), 161-163; Alice Beal Parsons, "Toomer and Frank,"The World Tomorrow 7 (March 1924), 96; William Stanley Braithwaite,"TheNegro in American Literature,"Crisis 28 (September 1924), 204-210; Alain Locke, "Negro Youth Speaks," in The New Negro,ed. Alain Locke (New York: Albert and Charles Boni, 1925), 47-53; William Stanley Braithwaite, "TheNegro in American Literature,"The New Negro,ed. Alain Locke (New York: Albert and Charles Boni, 1925), 19-44; Paul Rosenfeld, "JeanToomer,"Men Seen: Twenty-Four Modern Authors (New York: Dial, 1925), 227-233; Gorham Munson, "The Significance of Jean Toomer,"Opportunity 3 (September 1925), 262-263.