Claude McKay, code name Sasha : queer Black Marxism and the Harlem Renaissance / [electronic resource]
Holcomb, Gary Edward.
Gainesville, Fla. : University Press of Florida,
c2007.
'Sasha' was the code name adopted by Harlem Renaissance writer Claude McKay (1889-1948) to foil investigations of his life and work. This work analyzes three of the most important works in McKay's career - the Jazz Age bestseller 'Home to Harlem', the negritude manifesto Banjo, and the unpublished 'Romance in Marseilles'.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-262) and index.
Introduction: Manifesting Claude McKay -- Code name Sasha, "My real name" -- The "distilled poetry" of queer Black Marxism in A Long Way from Home -- "Dark desire all over the pages": race, nation, and sex in Home to Harlem -- The "rude anarchy" of "Black boys" in Banjo -- "Swaying to the music of the moon": Black-White queer solidarity in Romance in Marseille -- Conclusion: Some remarks on the critical implications of queer Black Marxism.
'Sasha' was the code name adopted by Harlem Renaissance writer Claude McKay (1889-1948) to foil investigations of his life and work. This work analyzes three of the most important works in McKay's career - the Jazz Age bestseller 'Home to Harlem', the negritude manifesto Banjo, and the unpublished 'Romance in Marseilles'.
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McKay, Claude, 1890-1948
McKay, Claude, 1890-1948
African Americans
Jamaican Americans
African Americans
Blacks in literature.
Bisexuality in literature.
Communism in literature.
Harlem Renaissance.
Black nationalism