Thursday, April 15, 2010

Two awesomefantasticwonderful Harlem and European Renaissance




The Harlem Renaissance took place after WW1 to the middle of the 1930's known as the "Depression". It affected lives of the African Americans through various forms of literature, art, music, drama, painting, sculpture,movies, and protests. The Harlem Renaissance was also known as "the New Negro Movement".





Some of the literary figures that came out at that period of time were" Langston Hughes, Claude McKay, and James Weldon. These people wrote fascinating forms of literature. The African American literature had an important impact on their literature and consciousness.






In the ancient renaissance, they also wrote poems and stories. They portray the real life of individuals. Some authors include: Dante Alighieri who wrote the poem The Divine Comedy. He wrote in Italian even though scholars preferred to write in Latin.






Hence, the Harlem Renaissance and the acnient European Renaissance are very similar. They both share the same qualities, even though they both took place at a difference period.

1 Comments:

Blogger Janice Lee said...

good conclusion! I like that you included the most important info. about the Renaissance. :]

April 15, 2010 at 10:40 PM  

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