Displaying 1 of 1 1976 Format: Book Author: Jemie, Onwuchekwa, 1940- Title: Langston Hughes : an introduction to the poetry / Onwuchekwa Jemie. Publisher, Date: New York : Columbia University Press, 1976. Description: xxxii, 234 pages ; 20 cm 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. Series: Columbia introductions to twentieth-century American poetry Columbia introductions to twentieth-century American poetry. Subjects: Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967 -- Criticism and interpretation. African Americans in literature. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-224) and index. 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. LCCN: 76018219 ISBN: 0231037805 9780231037808 Other Number: 2284118 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 22076 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 811 Hughes Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
