{"product_id":"mr-skylark-john-bennett-and-the-charleston-renaissance-paperback","title":"Mr. Skylark: John Bennett and the Charleston Renaissance - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHarlan Greene\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on years of research and thousands of notes left by John Bennett, \u003ci\u003eMr. Skylark\u003c\/i\u003e is an unusually intimate biography of a pivotal figure in the Charleston Renaissance, the brief period between the two World Wars that first witnessed many of the cultural and artistic changes soon to sweep the South. The book not only examines Bennett's life but also reveals the rich tapestry of the literary and social history of Charleston. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn outsider who became an insider by marrying into the local aristocracy, Bennett was perfectly placed to observe social and artistic change and to prompt it. He published the first scholarly treatise on Gullah, the language of the coastal Southern blacks, and collected African American spirituals and tales. But after breaking several racial taboos of the time, he was publicly condemned, and it was only through mentoring such writers as Hervey Allen and DuBose Heyward that he was eventually welcomed back into the heart of the city. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToday, the Charleston aesthetic, which mourned the loss of beauty in a modernizing South, is often overlooked in the study of Southern literature, but Bennett, through his extensive private correspondence and notes, offers insight into the forces that shaped this cultural movement. Restored to us in all his complexity and humor, Bennett is important for his own accomplishments, but also for providing a lens through which to view southern literary history and the complexities of a changing South.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHARLAN GREENE is emeritus Scholar in Residence at the College of Charleston's Addlestone Library. He was also director of Archival Services at the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture, and he founded the archives at the Charleston County Public Library. Greene is chair of Charleston's Historical Commission. An award-winning novelist, he has also authored or coauthored several nonfiction works, including \u003ci\u003eMr. Skylark: John Bennett and the Charleston Renaissance \u003c\/i\u003e(Georgia) and \u003ci\u003eSlave Badges and the Slave-Hire System in Charleston, South Carolina, 1783-1865\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eRenaissance in Charleston: Art and Life in the Carolina Low Country, 1900-1940 \u003c\/i\u003e(Georgia).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 408\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.91 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989969879288,"sku":"9780820336244","price":62.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/fbGCJz0B49780820336244.webp?v=1783114791","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/mr-skylark-john-bennett-and-the-charleston-renaissance-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}