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MAJOR LITERARY FIGURES of the 1920’s

MAJOR LITERARY FIGURES of the 1920’s. Meghan Akins, Laura Johnson, Lizzie Murphy, & Zack Skwara. S.F. Z.N.H. E.H. J.W.J. Scott Fitzgerald. September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940. Biography. Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald Born in St. Paul, Minnesota

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MAJOR LITERARY FIGURES of the 1920’s

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  1. MAJOR LITERARY FIGURES of the 1920’s Meghan Akins, Laura Johnson, Lizzie Murphy, & Zack Skwara S.F. Z.N.H. E.H. J.W.J.

  2. Scott Fitzgerald September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940

  3. Biography • Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald • Born in St. Paul, Minnesota • Son to United States National Anthem Writer • American short-story writer and novelist • 1917 – joined army • 1920 – married Zelda Sayre • Alcohol and mental struggles led to divorce • Moved to Hollywood • In love with Sheilah Graham • Died, 1940 - Heart attack

  4. Contributions • Famous for depiction of Jazz Age • Depicts the “Roaring 20’s” • Tackles the American dream • Wrote short Stories • The Rich Boy & Absolution • Most Famous for The Great Gatsby

  5. Ernest Hemingway July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961

  6. Biography • Oak Park, Illinois. • Journalist – Kansas City, age 17 • Volunteer ambulance unit • Italian Army • Wounded, hospitalized • Sent back – reporter for Greek Revolution • Age 30, member of expatriate Americans in Paris

  7. Contributions • Famous Novels • The Sun Also Rises & Farewell to Arms • Novels about war in 1920’s • Portrayed soldiers and hunters • Courageous and honest people who are set against the brutal ways of modern society and lose faith and hope

  8. Zora Neale Hurston January 7, 1891 – January 28, 1960

  9. Biography • Attended Howard University • Bachelors Degree in anthropology • Columbia University • Novelist, folklorist, anthropologist • Combined literature with anthropology • John Reading Goes to Sea & Spunk • Both novels were featured in black magazines • Died - poverty and obscurity

  10. Contributions • 1934 – Jonah Gourd Vine • 1935 – Mules and Men • Investigated voodoo in black communities in Florida and New Orleans. • 1937 – Their Eyes Watching God • Greatest novel • Influenced Black Americans • Believed they could attain sovereignty from white Americans

  11. James Weldon Johnson June 17, 1871 – June 26, 1938

  12. Biography • Born in Jacksonville, Florida in 1871 • Helen Louise Dillot and James Johnson • Atlanta University – age 16 • Married Grace Nail in Nicaragua • Educator, songwriter, poet, activist, and diplomat • Died in 1938 – car accident

  13. Contributions • 1912 – published The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man • Themes of racial values and moral choices • 1920 – national organizer for the NAACP • Songwriter – Lift Every Voice and Sing • Sung every morning in segregated schools • 1927 – published God’s Trombones • Celebrated southern rhythms • Used literature to help the advancement of his race

  14. Work Cited • “James Weldon Johnson Biography”. Famous Poets and Poems- Read and Enjoy Poetry. 2006 Web. 11 Apr. 2011. <http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets /james_weldon_johnson/biography>. • “University of South Carolina Libraries- Rare Book and Special Collections.” University of South Carolina. Web. 11 Apr. 2011.http://www.sc.edu/library/ spcoll/amlit/johnson/johnson1/html. • "Zora Neale Hurston Biography." Lakewood Public Library (Lakewood, Ohio). Web. 12 Apr. 2011. <http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/hurs-zor.htm>. • "F. Scott Fitzgerald Biography - Life, Family, Name, Story, Death, Wife, School, Mother, Young." Encyclopedia of World Biography. Web. 12 Apr. 2011. <http://www.notablebiographies.com/Fi-Gi/Fitzgerald-F-Scott.html>. • "The Great Gatsby." Shmoop: Study Guides & Teacher Resources. Web. 12 Apr. 2011. <http://www.shmoop.com/great-gatsby/>. • "Ernest Hemingway - Biography." Nobelprize.org. Web. 12 Apr. 2011. <http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1954/hemingway-bio.html>.

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