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The Art and Imagination of Langston Hughes
R.Baxter Miller
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Description for The Art and Imagination of Langston Hughes
Paperback. Langston Hughes was one of the most important American writers of his generation and one of the most versatile, producing poetry, fiction, drama, and autobiography. This study explores Hughes's life and art in an effort to broaden our appreciation of his contribution to American letters. Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 230.
Langston Hughes was one of the most important American writers of his generation, and one of the most versatile, producing poetry, fiction, drama, and autobiography. In this innovative study, R. Baxter Miller explores Hughes's life and art to enlarge our appreciation of his contribution to American letters.
Arguing that readers often miss the complexity of Hughes's work because of its seeming accessibility, Miller begins with a discussion of the writer's auto-biography, an important yet hitherto neglected key to his imagination. Moving on to consider the subtle resonances of his life in the varied genres over which his imagination "wandered," ... Read more
Langston Hughes was one of the most important American writers of his generation, and one of the most versatile, producing poetry, fiction, drama, and autobiography. In this innovative study, R. Baxter Miller explores Hughes's life and art to enlarge our appreciation of his contribution to American letters.
Arguing that readers often miss the complexity of Hughes's work because of its seeming accessibility, Miller begins with a discussion of the writer's auto-biography, an important yet hitherto neglected key to his imagination. Moving on to consider the subtle resonances of his life in the varied genres over which his imagination "wandered," ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
Number of Pages
172
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813191522
SKU
V9780813191522
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About R.Baxter Miller
R. Baxter Miller, professor of English and director of the Institute for African American Studies at the University of Georgia, is the author of many books.
Reviews for The Art and Imagination of Langston Hughes
Miller offers a biocritical reading of Hughes's writings that explores the characteristic themes of the writer's art and examines how his imagination was fired by black folk culture and his memories of the women in his life. - Booklist ""Ambitious and innovative. Miller sheds new light on many of the 'neglected masterpieces.'... [This book] assumes a vital place in our ... Read more