Bibliograph

Langston Hughes, an introduction to the poetry, Onwuchekwa Jemie

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Langston Hughes, an introduction to the poetry, Onwuchekwa Jemie

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-224) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Langston Hughes

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

2284118

Responsibility statement

Onwuchekwa Jemie

Series statement

Columbia introductions to twentieth-century American poetry

Sub title

an introduction to the poetry

Summary

Langston Hughes' blues and jazz poetry is given special attention in a study which places the poetry in the Afro-American oral tradition and the tradition of struggle and protest

Table Of Contents

Langston Hughes: A Chronology and Sketch -- Hughes's Black Esthetic -- Shadow of the Blues -- Jazz, Jive, and Jam -- Or Does It Explode? -- The Dream Keeper -- Hughes and the Evolution of Consciousness in Black Poetry -- Conclusion

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