McKay,Claude

McKay,Claude
Mc·Kay (mə-kāʹ), Claude. 1890-1948.
Jamaican-born American writer who figured prominently in the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s. His works include collections of poetry, such as Constab Ballads (1912), and novels, including Home to Harlem (1928).

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  • McKay, Claude — born Sept. 15, 1890, Jamaica, British West Indies died May 22, 1948, Chicago, Ill., U.S. Jamaican born U.S. poet and novelist. He published two volumes of Jamaican dialect verse before moving to the U.S. in 1912. With the publication of the… …   Universalium

  • McKay, Claude — (15 sep. 1890, Jamaica, Indias Británicas Occidentales–22 may. 1948, Chicago, Ill., EE.UU.). Poeta y novelista estadounidense nacido en Jamaica. Publicó dos volúmenes de poesía en dialecto jamaicano antes de trasladarse a EE.UU. en 1912. Con la… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • McKay, Claude —    см. Маккей, Клод …   Писатели США. Краткие творческие биографии

  • Claude Mckay — Pour les articles homonymes, voir McKay. Claude McKay (15 septembre 1889 22 mai 1948) est un romancier et poète jamaïcain, puis naturalisé américain. Il a fait partie du mouvement littéraire de la Harlem renaissance ou renaissance de Harlem. Il… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Claude McKay — McKay, Claude (Clarendon Parish, Jamaica, 15 de septiembre de 1889[1] – Chicago, 22 de mayo de 1948), fue un escritor y poeta jamaicano. Comunista en su juventud, no …   Wikipedia Español

  • Claude — Claude, Albert Claude, Georges * * * (as used in expressions) Aron, Raymond (Claude Ferdinand) Bernard, Claude Chabrol, Claude Claude Michel Debussy, (Achille) Claude William Claude Dukenfield Helvetius, Claude Adrien Killy, Jean Claude Ledoux,… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Claude McKay — This article is about the Jamaican writer. For the Australian journalist (1878–1972), see Claude Eric Fergusson McKay. Claude McKay Born Festus Claudius McKay September 15, 1889 Clarendon, Jamaica Died May 22, 1948 …   Wikipedia

  • Claude McKay — Pour les articles homonymes, voir McKay. Claude McKay (15 septembre 1889 22 mai 1948) est un romancier et poète jamaïcain, puis naturalisé américain. Il a fait partie du mouvement littéraire de la Harlem renaissance ou renaissance de Harlem. Il… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Claude Eric Fergusson McKay — This article is about the Australian journalist. For the Jamaican writer, see Claude McKay. Claude McKay (19 July 1878 – 21 February 1972) was an Australian journalist and publicist of Scottish descent born in Kilmore, Victoria. He worked on the… …   Wikipedia

  • Claude — /klawd/; Fr. /klohd/, n. 1. Albert, 1899 1983, U.S. biologist, born in Belgium: Nobel prize for medicine 1974. 2. Also, Claud. a male given name: from a Roman family name meaning lame. * * * (as used in expressions) Claude Michel Aron Raymond… …   Universalium

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