Surviving Fire!!: failure as a gateway to a cultural and literary canon?
This article aims to explore the trajectory of the African American literary magazine Fire!!, which went from that of a nearly complete failure to that of a historical and literary object which has now acquired a special, canonical place in African American culture and studies. The magazine’s catast...
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| Format: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
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E-rea
2026
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| Online dostop: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Izvleček: | This article aims to explore the trajectory of the African American literary magazine Fire!!, which went from that of a nearly complete failure to that of a historical and literary object which has now acquired a special, canonical place in African American culture and studies. The magazine’s catastrophic initial reception did not hamper its subsequent reappraisal, and even facilitated it to some extent. Analyzing reviews and excerpts from the magazine, on the one hand, and historiographic accounts of the Harlem Renaissance on the other, this article delineates the mechanisms which enabled Fire!! to have a successful afterlife, ultimately exploring the interlacing of the notions of failure and canonicity. |
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