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Book SynopsisLangston Hughes has been an inspiration to generations of readers and writers seeking a passionate, intelligent, and socially responsible art. In this volume, Steven C. Tracy has gathered a broad range of critics to produce an interdisciplinary approach to the important historical and cultural elements reflected in Hughes's work.
Trade ReviewA Historical Guide to Langston Hughes is an excellent tool for both scholars and undergraduates alike, for it provides critical details and scholarly readings in a manner that is approachable and readable. * The Langston Hughes Review *
Table of ContentsSteven C. Tracy: Introduction: Hughes in Our Time 1: R. Baxter Miller: Langston Hughes, 1902-1967: A Brief Biography 2: James de Jongh: The Poet Speaks of Places: A Close Reading of Langston Hughes's Literary Use of Place 3: Steven C. Tracy: Langston Hughes and Afro-American Vernacular Music 4: Joyce A. Joyce: Hughes and Twentieth-Century Genderracial Issues 5: James Smethurst: The Adventures of a Social Poet: Langston Hughes from the Popular Front to Black Power 6: Illustrated Chronology 7: Dolan Hubbard: Bibliographical Essay 8: Contributors
