Their Eyes Were Watching God

• Author : Zora Neale Hurston
• Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan
• Release : 30 May 2020

Their Eyes Were Watching God is a 1937 novel by African-American writer Zora Neale Hurston. It is considered a classic of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, and it is likely Hurston's best known work.

• Author : Zora Neale Hurston
• Publisher : Harper Perennial Modern Classics
• Release : 01 December 1998

Fair and long-legged, independent and articulate, Janie Crawford sets out to be her own person -- no mean feat for a black woman in the '30s. Janie's quest for identity takes her through three marriages and into a journey back to her roots.

• Author : Jennifer Kroll
• Publisher : Teacher Created Materials
• Release : 01 January 2015

This instructional guide encourages students to explore and analyze this classic novel through lessons that are fun and challenging. With various methods for assessing comprehension, this invaluable classroom resource offers strategies for cross-curricular activities as students build an in-depth understanding of complex literature. Text-dependent questions help students analyze the book by using higher-order thinking skills, and activities require students to use textual evidence as they revisit passages for deeper critical analysis. Through close reading and text-based vocabulary practice, this tool

• Author : Zora Neale Hurston,Sherley Anne Williams
• Publisher : Urbana : University of Illinois Press
• Release : 23 July 1978

When Janie Starks returns home, the small black community buzzes with gossip about the outcome of her affair with a younger man

• Author : Harold Bloom
• Publisher : Infobase Publishing
• Release : 23 July 2021

An overview of the novel features a biographical sketch of the African American author, a list of characters, a summary of the plot, and critical and analytical views of the work.

• Author : Worth Books
• Publisher : Open Road Media
• Release : 02 May 2017

So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of Their Eyes Were Watching God tells you what you need to know—before or after you read Zora Neale Hurston’s book. Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader. This short summary and analysis of Their Eyes Were Watching God includes: Historical context Cast of characters Chapter-by-chapter overviews Character analysis Themes and

• Author : Michael Awkward,Professor Michael Awkward
• Publisher : Cambridge University Press
• Release : 23 July 1990

An analysis of the literary values of Hurston's novel, as well as its reception--from largely dismissive reviews in 1937, through a revival of interest in the 1960s and its recent establishment as a major American novel.

• Author : Neal A. Lester
• Publisher : Greenwood Publishing Group
• Release : 23 July 1999

A rich sourcebook of materials on African-American folk culture, history, and society that illuminates the novel.

• Author : Cheryl A. Wall
• Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
• Release : 23 July 2021

The rediscovery of Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, first published in 1937 but subsequently out-of-print for decades, marks one of the most dramatic chapters in African-American literature and Women's Studies. Its popularity owes much to the lyricism of the prose, the pitch-perfect rendition of black vernacular English, and the memorable characters--most notably, Janie Crawford. Collecting the most widely cited and influential essays published on Hurston's classic novel over the last quarter century, this Casebook presents contesting viewpoints by

• Author : Jennifer Kroll
• Publisher : Teacher Created Materials
• Release : 01 February 2015

These leveled discussion questions about Their Eyes Were Watching God require students to read closely, make connections, and share their analyses. Included are leveled comprehension questions and suggested answers.

• Author : Zora Neale Hurston
• Publisher : Harper Collins
• Release : 03 January 2006

One of the most important works of twentieth-century American literature, Zora Neale Hurston's beloved 1937 classic, Their Eyes Were Watching God, is an enduring Southern love story sparkling with wit, beauty, and heartfelt wisdom. Told in the captivating voice of a woman who refuses to live in sorrow, bitterness, fear, or foolish romantic dreams, it is the story of fair-skinned, fiercely independent Janie Crawford, and her evolving selfhood through three marriages and a life marked by poverty, trials, and purpose. A

• Author : Harold Bloom
• Publisher : Chelsea House
• Release : 23 July 1987

Presents a collection of critical essays on Hurston's "Their eyes were watching God."

• Author : Christina Gieseler
• Publisher : GRIN Verlag
• Release : 01 April 2010

Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,0, Hawai'i Pacific University, course: 20th Century Women Writers of Color, language: English, comment: 31 Seiten mit doppeltem Zeilenabstand., abstract: Nora Zeale Hurston's novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God" can be considered "one of the sexiest, most 'healthily' rendered heterosexual love stories in our literature" (Walker, "Zora Neale Hurston" 88). This paper provides information about the outer contexts of the novel, as well as inductive analyses of

• Author : Jennifer Kroll
• Publisher : Teacher Created Materials
• Release : 01 February 2015

Students respond to Their Eyes Were Watching God through writing. Various writing prompts, which require students to make connections, are provided. Narrative, argument, and informative/explanatory prompts are included.

• Author : Megan E. Ash
• Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Release : 18 May 2011

The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also feature glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format. In CliffsNotes on Their Eyes Were Watching God, you discover the work of one of the 20th century's first African-American female authors—Zora Neale Hurston. In the novel, Janie Crawford returns to her hometown in Florida and relates to her friend Pheoby