"Cane" (composite work)
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"Cane" is a landmark 1923 modernist work by Jean Toomer that blends poetry, prose, and drama to depict African American life in the rural South and urban North.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composite work
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literary work ⓘ modernist literature ⓘ |
| author | Jean Toomer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | recognized as a landmark of American modernism ⓘ |
| depicts |
Black urban life in the North
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sharecropping communities in the South ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | print ⓘ |
| genre |
African-American literature
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experimental literature ⓘ modernist fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Avey
NERFINISHED
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Becky NERFINISHED ⓘ Bona and Paul NERFINISHED ⓘ Box Seat ⓘ Carma NERFINISHED ⓘ Esther NERFINISHED ⓘ Fern ⓘ Kabnis NERFINISHED ⓘ Karintha NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhobert NERFINISHED ⓘ Seventh Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
African American modernist writing
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later experimental fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
drama
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poetry ⓘ prose ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | modernism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Kabnis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Harlem Renaissance ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | multiple perspectives ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative blend of genres
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lyrical prose style ⓘ nonlinear structure ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 160 pages ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1923 ⓘ |
| publisher | Boni and Liveright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
rural American South
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urban American North ⓘ |
| structure | composite of interrelated pieces ⓘ |
| theme |
African American life
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folk culture and spirituality ⓘ migration from South to North ⓘ modernity and industrialization ⓘ racial identity ⓘ |
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