A modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes. Thanks for exploring this supersummary study guide of passing by nella larsen. As passing begins, irene redfielda sophisticated and comfortably married woman of africanamerican descentis opening her mail. Clarence king is a hero of 19thcentury western history. All her life, shes passed as a normal allamerican teenager. Passing strange synopsis broadway musical storyteller told viewers about a life story of the search, which was carried out by afroamerican adolescent in the late 1970s named youth. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading passing strange. Passing strange summary and analysis free book notes, cliff. Read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis.
The fair, blueeyed son of a wealthy china trader passed across the color line, revealing his secret to his black commonlaw wife, ada king, only on his deathbed. Passing strange is one of those books with precisely the right title. Passing strange is a comedydrama rock musical about a young african american s artistic journey of selfdiscovery in europe, with strong elements of philosophical existentialism, metafiction especially selfreferential humor, and the artistic journey. Though passing has not yet been brought up, the reader can already see the tension it causes.
Brilliant scientist and witty conversationalist, bestselling author and architect of the great surveys that mapped the west after the civil war, king hid a secret from his gilded age cohorts and prominent newport family. Passing strange book central arkansas library system. A gilded age tale of love and deception across the color line presents one mans. Passing strange is not only a lesson in the intricacies of class, race, and gender relations. A gilded age tale of love and deception across the color line by martha a. Passing summary as passing begins, irene redfield a sophisticated and comfortably married woman of africanamerican descentis opening her mail. Mar 16, 2021 passing strange a gilded age tale of love and deception across the color line book. Waters series is a book about tolerance and injustice, suppressed rage and hope and fear and love, and these books, passing strange in particular, mimic a familiar history with tommy spreading his message of equality and understanding, marching on washington d. Sandweiss, a professor of history at princeton, says it represents the possibilities and. Passing strange, most did not know that king actually. In his adulthood, he becomes quite wellknown as an explorer and surveyor of the american west and associates with the upper echelon of high society, business, and government. And now that karens dead, shes still passing this time, as alive. Passing strange tells the dramatic tale of a family built along the fault lines of celebrity, class, and racefrom the todds wedding in 1888 to the 1964 death of ada, one of the last surviving americans born into slavery, to finally the legacy inherited by clarence kings granddaughter, who married a white man and adopted a white child in order to spare her family the legacies of racism.
And though some of kings later biographers knew the general outline of his life. A gilded age tale of love and deception across the color line, princeton professor martha a. Aug 14, 2012 passing strange daniel waters summary. Both books deal with passing, passing strange about a white man living as black, illuminated life discussing da costa greenes living as white, and have illuminating and interesting things to say about the u. A tightly written plot and an unyielding sense of wonder. Jan 01, 2010 karen desonne is used to pretending to be something shes not. Being a teenager, he began searches for true reality. For the 2017 science fiction book, see passing strange novella. Jul 22, 2019 passing strange tells the dramatic tale of a family built along the fault lines of celebrity, class, and racefrom the todds wedding in 1888 to the 1964 death of ada, one of the last surviving americans born into slavery, to finally the legacy inherited by clarence kings granddaughter, who married a white man and adopted a white child in.
Passing stranges love story is a black and white issue. Set primarily in the harlem neighborhood of new york city in the 1920s, the story centers on the reunion of two childhood friendsclare kendry and irene redfieldand their increasing fascination with each others lives. He was the representative of the midclass of america. Thanks for exploring this supersummary plot summary of passing strange by martha a.
Passing was often used adverbially in the renaissance, which had a keen sense of. In the last book, the sons of ramero set up an elaborate prank, karen desonne is shot down by a police officer and. Overwhelmed by the intense heat, irene hails a cab and allows the driver to take her to drayton hotel where she hopes to enjoy a cool wind along with her iced tea. If there is a sparknotes, shmoop, or cliff notes guide, we will have. Find the quotes you need to support your essay, or refresh your memory of the book by. The press sheet positions it solidly in amongst the paranormal romance genre, as typified by what it calls the twilight phenomenon. In fact, the only bond he shares with his eccentric father is a. Clares request to spend time with irene and the black community feels intrusive and presumptuous to irene. In her engaging and ably researched book on ada and clarence kings clandestine marriage across the color line, passing strange.
Irene, knowing it is from a woman named clare kendry, thinks the letter is just like clare always on the edge of danger. Passing is a unique novel about race, love and human nature. Soon they meet sissy jupe herself, who is being chased by the bullying bitzer. The central idea of passing strange is sound but the narrative went off the rails quite a few times. A gilded age tale of love and deception across the color line, examines why king chose to live a double life and how his experience reflects and represents how. Passing is a novel by american author nella larsen, first published in 1929.
Dec 22, 2009 passing strange, the spike leedirected film featuring the awardwinning broadway rock musical of the same title, will air in primetime on wednesday, january, 2010 at 9 p. Clarence king has often been written about by historians, but mostly in academic books about the mapping and geological exploration of the. Inspired by the pulps, film noir, and screwball comedy, passing strange is a story as unusual and. If there is a passing strange sparknotes, shmoop guide, or cliff notes, you can find a link to each study guide below. For tickets, call the box office at 215 24799, or purchase them. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. She discovers a letter from clare kendry, an old acquaintance, and this document sets off a chain of memories. They all have an intriguing premise but the narrative does not stay on point. Passing strange meticulously sometimes too meticulously. But as martha sandweiss shows in passing strange, king led a double life. See a complete list of the characters in the stranger and indepth analyses of meursault, raymond sintes, and marie cardona. Clarence king is a hero of nineteenthcentury western history. A gilded age tale of love and deception across the color line presents one mans story in an effort. Passing strange also provides a revealing glimpse into ada copelands life before, during, and after her marriage to kingher rise from slavery to a comfortable middleclass life in new york city, her determined legal battles to recover the trust fund she was sure king had left for her, her devoted family life, and most of all, the passionate love she shared with the man she knew as james todd.
Passing strange tells the dramatic tale of a family built along the fault lines of celebrity, class, and race from the todds wedding in 1888 to the 1964 death of ada, one of the last surviving americans born into slavery, and finally to the legacy inherited by clarence kings granddaughter, who married a white man and adopted a white child. Sandweiss about a man named clarence king, who was known in nineteenthcentury history as a brilliant scientist, charmer, and surveyor, but who lived a secret double life as a black pullman porter named james todd. Jan 22, 2018 passing strange plays through sunday, february 18, 1018 at the wilma theater 265 south broad street, in philadelphia, pa. A modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, supersummary offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Feb 09, 2009 passing strange a gilded age tale of love and deception across the color line. Passing strange is the third in the generation dead series. I figured out who the culprit was by the middle of the book. Aug 19, 2009 passing strange is one of the best musicals ive seen. San francisco in 1940 is a haven for the unconventional. King passed across the color line meaning that he was white by. Irene redfield is in chicago to visit her father while her children are away at summer camp.
Passing strange starts off from karens point of view after she is already home for some time. Thankfully, it does emphasise that it has depth which, lets face it, twilight does not. Find all available study guides and summaries for passing strange by martha a. The passing strangeness of othellos tales of hairbreadth scapes i th imminent deadly breach line 6 conjures up, like tragedy, pity and fear, and also desire. A gilded age tale of love and deception across the color line kindle edition by sandweiss, martha a download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Like these, clarence kings is a peculiarly american story. King created an alternate identity as james todd, pullman porter, and hid a thirteenyear. A gilded age tale of love and deception across the color line presents one mans story in an effort to crystallize the state of u. Irene recalls clares difficult childhood and cunning temperament, but is most preoccupied with a recent meeting between clare and herself that had taken. Based on hisher attributes, we recommend you consider these audition pieces. This heavilyresearched novella goes deep into the history of the lesbian community in 1940 san francisco as it tells the story of a romance between a pulp magazine artist and a singer. Click download or read online button to get passing strange book now. This is a film of the last performance of the musical passing strange at the belasco theatre on july 20, 2008.
The facts upon which this book is based are fairly simple. Overwhelmed by the intense heat, irene hails a cab and allows the driver to take her to drayton hotel where. Passing opens with irene redfield finding a letter in her mail stack written in purple ink on italian paper, just like one she received two years earlier. Mar 08, 2009 passing strange meticulously sometimes too meticulously. Passing strange, a phrase currently enjoying a comeback, means surpassingly strange stranger than strange. This is a common problem with airds inspector sloan books. When she took her seat at the plaintiffs table at the new york county supreme court, the knot of journalists at the back of the room undoubtedly. Sandweiss paints a charming portrait of the lengths two lovers, one black and one white, went to share a life together in. Passing strange is a uniquely american biography of clarence king, who hid a secret from his gilded age cohorts and prominent family. Passing strange summary and analysis free book notes. Passing strange book the indianapolis public library. But as martha sandweiss shows in passing strange, king led a double life, passing as a black man in order to marry ada copeland, who was very likely born a slave and who was as far outside kings social and intellectual circle as a woman could possibly be. Karen desonne is used to pretending to be something shes not.
Goodreads summary14yearold will burrows has little in common with his strange, dysfunctional family. Passing strange is a current nebula nominee, and i read this as part of my voting packet. Download passing strange pdfepub or read online books in mobi ebooks. Passing strange synopsis storyteller told viewers about a life story of the search, which was carried out by afroamerican adolescent in the late 1970s named youth. Passing strange a gilded age tale of love and deception across the color line book.
National book critics circle award biography winners and finalists 20002019. Rock musician stew makes a powerful debut as playwright and narrator, telling the story of a nameless youth who is on a quest to find the real. Sandweiss tells the dramatic, distinctively american tale of a family built along the fault lines of celebrity, class, and race a story that spans the long century from civil war to civil rights. Among the summaries and analysis available for passing strange, there are 1 short summary and 8 book. This book is destined for awards, and it will deserve every one of them. A gilded age tale of love and deception across the color line. On their way to find sissys father, gradgrind and bounderby walk through the dark, smoky streets of coketown, passing a number of identically shaped buildings made from identical dirty red bricks. A gilded tale of love and deception across the color line is a work of nonfiction by martha a. Freebooknotes found 9 sites with book summaries or analysis of passing strange. As such, one could argue its cinematic merits and its broadway origins and cliches. In the last book, the sons of ramero set up an elaborate prank, karen desonne is shot down by a police officer and later let go by the same officer. A gilded age tale of love and deception across the color line by sandweiss, martha a click here for the lowest price.
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