Langston Hughes |
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| Editor:
| Miller, R. Baxter |
| Series title: | Critical Insights Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4298-3724-8 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2012 |
| Publisher: | Salem Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $149.00 |
Book Description:
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Presents a variety of new essays on the poet laureate of Harlem. For readers who are encountering Hughes for the first time, a biographical sketch then relates the details of his life and four essays survey the critical reception of Hughes work, explore its cultural and historical contexts, situate Hughes among his contemporaries, and review key themes in his work. Readers seeking a deeper understanding of the writer can then move on to other essays that explore topics like Hughes'...
More DescriptionPresents a variety of new essays on the poet laureate of Harlem. For readers who are encountering Hughes for the first time, a biographical sketch then relates the details of his life and four essays survey the critical reception of Hughes work, explore its cultural and historical contexts, situate Hughes among his contemporaries, and review key themes in his work. Readers seeking a deeper understanding of the writer can then move on to other essays that explore topics like Hughes' relations to the Harlem Renaissance and black aesthetics, blues music, religion, and modernism.