DuBose Heyward: A Charleston Gentleman and the World of Porgy and Bess

In 1924 DuBose Heyward (1885-1940) was a businessman absorbed in his Charleston heritage. One year later he was the world-famous author of Porgy, the first major southern novel to portray blacks without condescension. Just a decade later George Gershwin had transformed Heyward's book into an opera that would become one of the most enduring masterworks of American music.As a young man Heyward was immersed in the Gullah culture of his city. Especia...

By James M. Hutchisson
Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi; Reprint edition (August 2, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 149681309X
ISBN-13: 978-1496813091
Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 0.6 x 9 inches
Amazon Rank: 2671121
Format: PDF ePub TXT book

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