TITLE

Lillian Smith as Author and Activist: The Critical Reception of Strange Fruit

AUTHOR(S)

Harrison, Beth

PUB. DATE

July 1997

SOURCE

Southern Quarterly;Summer1997, Vol. 35 Issue 4, p17

SOURCE TYPE

Academic Journal

DOC. TYPE

Literary Criticism

ABSTRACT

Explores the tension between Lillian Smith as activist and artist through examining factors that influenced the critical reception of her novel 'Strange Fruit.' Overview of the novel; Impact of Smith's concern about her reputation as artist, on the novel; Reason that Smith felt misunderstood and neglected by critics; Way Smith began to promote herself as a writer of fiction.

ACCESSION #

9993745

Tags: SMITH, Lillian Eugenia, 1897-1966;  STRANGE Fruit (Book);  ARTISTS;  AUTHORS;  POLITICAL activists

 

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