ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

AMERICAN LITERATURE

ELIZABETHAN ERA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who wrote Heritage?
A
Countiee cullen
B
William Faulkner
C
T.S. Eliot
D
Wallace stevens
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An influential poet, author, and playwright, Countee Cullen was an important figure during the Harlem Renaissance. Cullen’s “Heritage” poem is one of his best-known works.

Detailed explanation-2: -Countee Cullen, “Heritage” (1925)

Detailed explanation-3: -“Heritage” focuses on the “loss of identity” Cullen faced because he had no understanding or experience of African Culture, since he was raised in a primarily white, Christian environment.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1928, he was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship to write poetry in France. In 1932, Cullen published his only novel, One Way To Heaven, a social comedy of the disparity between lower-class African Americans and the elite of New York City.

Detailed explanation-5: -Countee Cullen (born Countee LeRoy Porter; May 30, 1903 – January 9, 1946) was an American poet, novelist, children’s writer, and playwright, particularly well known during the Harlem Renaissance.

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