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Hughes, Langston
Born Feb. 1, 1902, in Joplin, Mo.; died May 22, 1967, in New York City. American writer and publicist. Born into a Negro family, Hughes graduated from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania in 1929. In his early verse (his first work was published in 1925) he sang the praises of simple people, using much folkloric detail. In the 1930’s, Hughes joined the progressive movement; in 1932 and 1933 he visited the USSR, and in 1934 he published A Negro Looks at Soviet Central Asia. The autobiographical novel Not Without Laughter (1930; Russian translation, 1932) is devoted to the life of American Negroes, as is the collection of short stories The Ways of White Folks (1934; Russian translation, 1936). The poetry collection A New Song (1938) is filled with the vision of proletarian internationalism. Hughes’ works of the 1940’s and 50’s included the important articles about Simple, a folk hero with common sense who cleverly criticizes various aspects of American life. Especially noteworthy for their lyricism and rich poetic form are the collections Shakespeare in Harlem (1942), One Way Ticket (1949), and Montage of a Dream Deferred (1951). His last collection, The Panther and the Lash (1967), includes verses on topical political events. Hughes also wrote the novel Tambourines to Glory (1958) and a number of plays. In the 1960’s, Hughes took part in the struggle of American Negroes for civil rights, although he criticized extremist nationalistic tendencies. WORKSSelected Poems. New York, 1959.Good Morning, Revolution. New York, 1973. In Russian translation: Izbr. slikhi. Moscow, 1964. REFERENCESGilenson, B. “‘Ia tozhe—Amerika’: K 75-letiiu so dnia rozhdeniia L. Kh’iuza.” Inostrannaia literatura. 1977, no. 3.Emanuel, J. Langston Hughes. New York, 1967. Langston Hughes: Black Genius. New York, 1971. Dickinson, D. C. A Biobibliography of Langston Hughes. With a foreword by A. Bontemps. Hamden, [Conn.], 1967. B. A. GILENSON Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Eliot's poem "The Waste Land" to begin writing; his relationships with other stars, including Langston Hughes and Richard Wright; his involvement with the socialist Left of the 1930s and 1940s, the black radical rights movement of the same period, and the League of American Writers; and his career leading up to and after publication of The Invisible Man. This introduction to the poetry of Langston Hughes is edited by two experts on his work, David Roessel and Arnold Rampersad, and beautifully illustrated by one of the most important living American artists, Benny Andrews. Tambourines to Glory by Langston Hughes Harlem Moon/Broadway, September 2006 $10. |
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