 | The Muse in Bronzeville: African American Creative Expression in Chicago, 1932-1950 Subjects: American literature -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History and criticism; African Americans -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century; African Americans -- Intellectual life -- 20th century; Chicago (Ill.) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century; No detailed description available for "The Muse in Bronzeville". Robert Bone (1924-2007) was a professor of languages and literature at Columbia University Teachers College and a pioneering scholar of African American literature. He was best known for The Negro Novel in America, Richard Wright, and Down Home: Origins of the Afro-American Short Story . His seminal essay "Richard Wright and the Chicago Renaissance" continues to be cited extensively in studies of early twentieth-century African American writing. Richard A. Courage is a professor of English at Westchester Community College/SUNY. |
