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The Poems: 1941-1950 (Collected Works of Langston Hughes, Vol 2)
Langston Hughes
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Description for The Poems: 1941-1950 (Collected Works of Langston Hughes, Vol 2)
Hardcover. This volume includes the complete texts of "Shakespeare in Harlem", "Jim Crow's Last Stand", "Fields of Wonder", and "One-Way Ticket". The poems from this period show a move away from radical socialism toward strong support for the national war effort. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 653.
Volume 2 includes the books Shakespeare in Harlem (1942), Jim Crow's Last Stand (1943), Fields of Wonder (1947), and One-Way Ticket (1948). Starting around 1940, Hughes turned away from radical socialism toward strong support for the national war effort; as a poet, he resumed his experimentation in the blues, as Shakespeare in Harlem briliantly demonstrates. With this change in political emphasis came a renewed commitment to the achievement of civil rights for blacks, which Jim Crow's Last Stand vigorously asserts. In contrast, Fields of Wonder was Hughes's only book devoted entirely to lyric verse; but the next volume, One-Way Ticket, ... Read more
Volume 2 includes the books Shakespeare in Harlem (1942), Jim Crow's Last Stand (1943), Fields of Wonder (1947), and One-Way Ticket (1948). Starting around 1940, Hughes turned away from radical socialism toward strong support for the national war effort; as a poet, he resumed his experimentation in the blues, as Shakespeare in Harlem briliantly demonstrates. With this change in political emphasis came a renewed commitment to the achievement of civil rights for blacks, which Jim Crow's Last Stand vigorously asserts. In contrast, Fields of Wonder was Hughes's only book devoted entirely to lyric verse; but the next volume, One-Way Ticket, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Missouri
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Weight
659g
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Missouri, United States
ISBN
9780826213402
SKU
V9780826213402
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Reviews for The Poems: 1941-1950 (Collected Works of Langston Hughes, Vol 2)
Langston Hughes is a titanic figure in 20th-century American literature... a powerful interpreter of the American experience... His poems are as vital as ever. - Philadelphia Inquirer