Most Popular Books by Dubose Heyward

The novel tells the story of Porgy, a crippled street beggar living in the black tenements of Charleston, South Carolina, in the 1920s. We follow him as he woos Bess and for one shining moment becomes all that he has ever imagined himself capable of being before losing everything. Gripping and sympathetic a glimpse into Charleston’s past. Adapted in George Gershwin''s masterpiece Porgy and Bess. With his white eyes, wonderful, poetic qualities in the inhabitants of Catfish Row that makes them come alive. —Langston Hughes The first major southern novel to portray blacks without condescension —James M. Hutchisson

DuBose Heyward (1885-1940) was a central figure in both the Charleston and the Southern Renaissance. His influence extended to the Harlem Renaissance as well. However, Heyward is often remembered simply as the author of Porgy, the 1925 novel about the poorest black residents of Charleston, South Carolina. Porgy--the novel and its stage versions--has probably done more to shape views worldwide of African American life in the South than any twentieth-century work besides Gone with the Wind. This volume acquaints readers with writings by Heyward that have been overshadowed by Porgy, and it also plumbs the complex sensibilities of the man behind that popular and enduring creation. James M. Hutchisson''s introduction relates aspects of Heyward''s life to his creative growth and his gradual shift from staunch social conservatism to a liberal (though never revolutionary) advocacy of black rights. The reader collects ten essays by Heyward on topics ranging from an aesthetics of African American art to the history of Charleston. Heyward''s poetry is represented by eighteen pieces from the collections Carolina Chansons, Skylines and Horizons, and Jasbo Brown and Selected Poems. Also included are three song lyrics Heyward wrote for the opera Porgy and Bess. The sampling of Heyward''s fiction includes the stories "The Brute" and The Half Pint Flask and excerpts from the novels Porgy, Mamba''s Daughters, and Peter Ashley. Here is an ideal introduction to a figure whose inner conflicts were closely tied to those of his beloved South: struggles between privilege and poverty, black and white, and art for the few versus art for the masses.

This classically illustrated picture book shows a sun-drenched slice of life for a family in the Southern countryside, inspired by the folk opera Porgy and Bess. A black family soaks up the sun, splashing in the pond, baking apple pie, and raising their voices in song at church.

"Story of a daughter''s rebellion against her father''s religious intolerance, set in the North Carolina hill country." Cf. Hanna, A. Mirror for the nation

The unbeatable Gershwin melodies and rhythms provide great rewards for duo pianists! This arrangement by Percy Grainger sends one great tune flying to another and another, creating a fantasy-like medley. This is a full-bodied work for accomplished pianists, and a wonderful treat for discriminating performers and audiences.

Social evolution of negro family in Charleston, South Carolina.

The country bunny''s twenty-one children help her to become an Easter Bunny.

Artist turns commercial due to wife''s urging and must conquer inner conflict.

Removal of flask from grave of negro boy incites voodoo vengeance ending in insane terror.

A novel about South Carolina before the Civil War.

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