Ms. Rinaldi
American Lit. 2
Literary Analysis #2: DUE APRIL 19TH
Analysis of the work of a Harlem Renaissance Writer
- Format: 3-4 pages, double spaced, 1-inch margins
- NO 1st person
- All quotes must be properly cited using MLA format.
- Works Cited page required
- Papers turned in late will receive an automatic letter-grade
deduction
- Severely limit biographical information on the author—mention
only what is relevant for this analysis.
- No outside sources, other than the works themselves, are
required. However, you are welcome to use literary criticism if you
find it helpful, and if you cite it properly
- No pictures, illustrations, or any other frills whatsoever
- Formal language required—no casual comments
You may choose any of the writers below. You will examine the work
of your chosen writer, and write an analysis of the work itself. I will
be happy to help you come up with a thesis once you have chosen a
writer. As always, first drafts are greatly encouraged, and I will be
happy to correct any and all drafts that you hand in to me ahead of
time.
WRITERS: The work of some of these writers may be difficult to
find, but all have material that is worth searching for. Asterisks
indicate writers whose material should be comparatively easy to get a
hold of.
Angelina
Weld Grimke
Anne Spencer
Jessie Redmond Fauset
*Alain Locke
Georgia Douglas Johnson
Marcus Garvey
*Claude McKay
*Zora Neale Hurston
*Jean Toomer
George Samuel Schuyler |
Rudolph
Fisher
Eric Walrond
Marita Bonner
*Sterling Brown
Gwendolyn B. Bennett
Wallace Thurman
Arna Bontemps
*Langston Hughes
*Countee Cullen
Helene Johnson |
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