Fire!! : A quarterly devoted to the younger Negro artists, Volume 1, Number 1
"Fire!! : A quarterly devoted to the younger Negro artists, Volume 1, Number 1" is an African American literary magazine published in New York City in 1926 during the Harlem Renaissance. Founded by Wallace Thurman, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and others, this bold publication challenged older Black conventions by exploring controversial topics like homosexuality, prostitution, and color prejudice through vernacular language and realistic storytelling. The magazine's provocative content sparked outrage among
established Black leaders and poor sales, while its headquarters ironically burned down shortly after releasing its only issue. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Editor | Thurman, Wallace, 1902-1934 |
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| Title | Fire!! : A quarterly devoted to the younger Negro artists, Volume 1, Number 1 |
| Original Publication | New York: Editorial Offices, 1926. |
| Note | Wikipedia page on this work: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire!! |
| Contents | Cover designs / Aaron Douglas -- Foreword -- Drawing / Richard Bruce -- Cordelia the Crude : a Harlem sketch / Wallace Thurman -- Color struck : a play in four scenes / Zora Neale Hurston -- Flame from the dark tower : a section of poetry. From the dark tower / Countee Cullen ; A Southern road / Helene Johnson ; Jungle taste ; Finality / Edward Silvera ; The death bed / Waring Cuney ; Elevator boy ; Railroad Avenue / Langston Hughes ; Length of moon / Arna Bontemps ; Little Cinderella ; Streets / Lewis Alexander -- Drawing / Richard Bruce -- Wedding day : a story / Gwendolyn Bennett -- Three drawings / Aaron Douglas -- Smoke, lilies and jade : a novel. Part 1 / Richard Bruce -- Sweat : a story / Zora Neale Hurston -- Intelligentsia : an essay / Arthur Huff Fauset -- Fire burns : editorial comment / Wallace Thurman -- Incidental art decorations / Aaron Douglas. |
| Credits | Mary Glenn Krause, Carla Foust, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 85.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | African Americans -- Fiction |
| Subject | African Americans -- Poetry |
| Subject | African Americans -- Drama |
| Subject | American literature -- African American authors -- 20th century |
| Subject | African American art -- 20th century |
| Subject | Harlem Renaissance -- Periodicals |
| Subject | Harlem Renaissance -- Literary collections |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 71448 |
| Release Date | Aug 19, 2023 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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