The Splendid Drunken Twenties: Selections from the Daybooks, 1922 - 30
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (777 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0252074629 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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"This unique document stands alone in its monumental recordings of the comings, goings, and doings of a diverse and fascinating group of prominent writers, artists, publishers, actors, producers, activists, and more. With his painstaking editing and annotation, Kellner has done a tremendous service to all scholars of the period." -- Thadious Davis, author of Nella Larsen, Novelist of the Harlem Renaissance: A Woman's Life Unveiled
"Splendid Indeed!" according to E. Ray Canterbery. A wonderful collection of stories about the leading characters, literary and artistic, of the Roaring Twenties. From the title one might suppose that the accounts are only of those who were drinking much of the time such as F. Scott Fitzgerald. A perusal of the great index by Bruce Kellner will disabuse the reader of this notion. Therein we find Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford (a nemesis of Scott F. who shows up at the same parties), Jimmie Durante, Douglas Fairbanks, Dou
Bruce Kellner has provided copious informative notes identifying central figures and clarifying details.. A startling record of the Jazz Age through the eyes of one of its memorable figuresBetween 1922 and 1930, Carl Van Vechten--one of the most significant figures of the Harlem Renaissance--kept a daily record of his activities. The records recount his day-to-day life, as well as the alliances, drinking habits, feuds, and affairs of a wide number of the period's luminaries, providing a rich resource for reconstructing the culture of 1920s New York and the social milieu during Prohibition
. BRUCE KELLNER is Professor of English at Millersville University in Pennsylvania, where he teaches Shakespeare and Afro-American literature