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Gospel Plays, Operas, and Later Dramatic Works (Collected Works of Langston Hughes, Vol 6)
Sanders, Leslie Catherine, Langston Hughes
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Description for Gospel Plays, Operas, and Later Dramatic Works (Collected Works of Langston Hughes, Vol 6)
Hardcover. Although Langston Hughes had a lifelong engagement in theatre and other performance arts, his work in this area is the least known of his contributions to African American expressive culture. This volume focuses on Hughes's plays after 1942, along with all of his other work written for performance. Series: The collected works of Langston Hughes vol. 6. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; AN; DD; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1193.
Although Langston Hughes had a lifelong engagement in theatre and other performance arts, his work in this area is the least known of his rich and complex contributions to African American expressive culture. This volume focuses on Hughes's plays after 1942, along with all of his other work written for performance, including operas, musicals, radio plays, ballet libretti and song lyrics, all of which demonstrate his strong determination to inject an African American presence into a range of cultural forms. In 1943, Hughes brought into being what would become his most famous character, Jesse B. Semple - not for the ... Read more
Although Langston Hughes had a lifelong engagement in theatre and other performance arts, his work in this area is the least known of his rich and complex contributions to African American expressive culture. This volume focuses on Hughes's plays after 1942, along with all of his other work written for performance, including operas, musicals, radio plays, ballet libretti and song lyrics, all of which demonstrate his strong determination to inject an African American presence into a range of cultural forms. In 1943, Hughes brought into being what would become his most famous character, Jesse B. Semple - not for the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Missouri
Condition
New
Series
The collected works of Langston Hughes vol. 6
Number of Pages
672
Place of Publication
Missouri, United States
ISBN
9780826214775
SKU
V9780826214775
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About Sanders, Leslie Catherine, Langston Hughes
Leslie Catherine Sanders is on the faculty at York University and is the cofounder of the Centre for the Study of Black Cultures in Canada. She is the author of The Development of Black Theater in America and coeditor of The Collected Works of Langston Hughes, Volume 5, The Plays to 1942: Mulatto to The Sun Do Move
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