Reading the World
Ideas That Matter
Territory Rights — USA and Dependencies, Philippines and Canada.
Description
The Norton Critical Edition of this influential Harlem Renaissance novel includes related materials available in no other edition.
This edition, based on the 1912 text, is accompanied by an introduction, footnotes and a note on the text. "Backgrounds and Sources" focuses on Johnson’s life, his inspirations, the history of the era, the reception of the novel and related writings by Johnson. Also included are critical essays and interpretations, and a chronology and bibliography.