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Darwin T. Turner's "Introduction" (to the 1975 Liveright edition of Cane), reprinted here, presents the historical and literary backgrounds of the work, as well as additional biographical information on Toomer.

"Criticism", both contemporary and recent, on Cane and Toomer is wide-ranging and includes essays by W. E. B. Du Bois, Gorham B. Munson, Robert Bone, Patricia Watkins, Lucinda H. MacKethan, Nellie Y. McKay, and Darwin T. Turner.
  • ISBN10 0685706230
  • ISBN13 9780685706237
  • Publish Date 1 January 1994 (first published 1 January 1923)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Imprint Modern Library
  • Format Hardcover
  • Language English