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| Name: |
(Edwin) DuBose Heyward | | Variant Name: |
DuBose Heyward, Edwin DuBose Heyward | | Birth Date: |
August 31, 1885 | | Death Date: |
June 14, 1940 | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Male |
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Biography of (Edwin) DuBose Heyward
7,211 words, approx. 24 pages
 Although Dorothy and DuBose Heyward separately published works of poetry, fiction, and drama dealing with a variety of subjects, perhaps their most significant legacy remains the advancement in the depiction of blacks in dramatic literature, an...
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Biography of (Edwin) DuBose Heyward
3,719 words, approx. 12 pages
 DuBose Heyward was a writer and dramatist who is chiefly remembered for his collaboration with his wife Dorothy Heyward on the opera Porgy and Bess. Dorothy and DuBose Heyward are known primarily for their collaboration on the play Porgy, which was...
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Biography of (Edwin) DuBose Heyward
3,059 words, approx. 10 pages
 DuBose Heyward, known primarily as "the man who wrote Porgy," is less remembered than the title character of his most famous piece of fiction. Nevertheless, he is considered an important figure in twentieth-century Southern literature. His work...


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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DuBose Heyward Information
728 words, approx. 2 pages
 DuBose Heyward (August 31, 1885 – June 16, 1940) was an American author best known for his 1924 novel Porgy. With his wife Dorothy, he was co-author of the non-musical play adapted from the novel, which became the foundation of George Gershwin's opera...


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 The Journal of Southern History
DuBose Heyward: A Charleston Gentleman and the World of Porgy and Bess
02/01/2002: 566 words, approx. 2 pages DuBose Heyward. A Charleston Gentleman and the World of Porgy and Bess. By James M. Hutchisson. (Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2000. Pp. [xxii ], 225. $28.00, ISBN 1-57806-250-0.) In his beautifully written biography of DuBose Heyward (1885-1940), James M. Hutchisson rescues this...
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 Journal of Southern History



Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Rosellen Brown
5,531 words, approx. 18 pages
 In the following essay, Brown examines Peter Ashley, maintaining that the novel, while engaging, fails to explore the significant social and psychological issues it raises.
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Critical Essay by Anthony Harrigan
4,328 words, approx. 14 pages
 In the following essay, Harrigan examines the primary themes in Heyward's writing, while touching on elements of style, tone, and characterization.


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