Profiles the famous African American author who was a strong force behind the Harlem Renaissance.
In a complex game where propaganda and progress collided, American engineer Colonel Hugh L. Cooper learned of the movie's goals and feared that the fallout of portraying American racism on screen would forever shape Russian attitudes ...
A brief profile of African American poet Langston Hughes accompanies some of his better known poems for children.
Charlotte Osgood Mason was a very wealthy white woman who lived on Park Avenue in New York City. Her physician husband had died two decades earlier, leaving her with a large fortune. Like her late husband, Charlotte Mason was a strong ...
Accompanied by stunning paintings by artist Catherine Deeter, Langston Hughes: American Poet will introduce a whole new generation to the life and works of a great African American Poet of the twentieth century, and one of the most ...
Busboy Poet In December of 1925, the well-known poet Vachel Lindsay held a poetry reading at the hotel where Hughes worked. Hughes wanted to meet Lindsay and hear his poems. But black people were not allowed in the auditorium.
Who is the author behind your most beloved American classic? This title takes a look into Langston Hughes's life, including significant events, influences, and most remembered works.
Burroughs selected the source texts, cut them up, and juxtaposed the fragments to select random word combinations and create new compositions.
bencipta 6 WORLD TRAVELER Langston Hughes felt a breeze in his hair and the ocean salt on his skin as the S.S. Malone headed out toward Africa . “ I was a seaman going to sea for the first time , ” he remembered , “ and I felt that ...
A brief profile of African American poet Langston Hughes accompanies some of his better known poems for children.
Part of The Wadsworth Casebooks for Reading, Research, and Writing Series, this new title provides all the materials a student needs to complete a literary research assignment in one convenient location.
Focuses on the early years of the well-known poet, Langston Hughes, whose writings reflect the everyday experiences of African Americans.
Surveys the private life and literary accomplishments of the writer whose varied works reflect the traditions, feelings, and experiences of African Americans.
Chronicles the life of the twentieth-century African-American poet, writer, journalist, and leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance.
Her Split-Gut Song: Jean Toomer and the Poetics of Modernity was published in 2005. DAVID CHINITZ is associate professor of English at Amherst College. His T. S. Eliot and the Cultural Divide was published in 2003.
"A biography of writer Langston Hughes that describes his era, his major works--especially his most famous and influential prose and poetry, his life, and and the legacy of his writing"--Provided by publisher.
The Political Plays of Langston Hughes . Carbondale : Southern Illinois UP , 2000 . Farrison , W. Edward . Rev. of The Panther and the Lash . College Language Associa tion Journal March 1968. Rpt . in Gates and Appiah 42-44 .
Depicts the life of the Black American author, Langston Hughes, and examines the development of his writing
Learn about the great men and women who changed out history in Fact Finders Biographies. Beautiful Illustrations, photography, maps, and time lines bring these esciting personalities into focus.
A timeline, a selected bibliography of biographical and critical sources, and a complete list of Hughes' writings complete the volume.