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A Langston Hughes Encyclopedia
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Hans Ostrom
ISBN: 0-313-30392-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-30392-0
520 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 12/30/2001
List Price: $131.95 (UK Sterling Price: £91.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: African-American author Langston Hughes was a leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance, and interest in his works increases daily. Though remembered primarily as a poet, Hughes was active in almost every genre imaginable. He wrote newspaper articles and short stories, contributed to drama and musical theater, and penned lyrics for the blues and popular songs. He also collaborated with some of the most gifted individuals of his time, including Zora Neale Hurston, Arna Bontemps, Kurt Weill, and Elmer Rice. Through hundreds of alphabetically arranged entries, this encyclopedia provides comprehensive coverage of his life and writings.

Although Hughes was remarkably versatile, poetry is indisputably the core of his achievement. Thus, this book includes separate entries for each of his more than 850 published poems and for collections of his poetry. His short stories and songs are also covered in detail. The encyclopedia additionally provides entries for numerous topics related to his life and writings, including Marxism, McCarthyism, Modernism, Jazz, and Religion, and for the many individuals who were associated with his literary career. Most of the entries close with brief bibliographies, and the volume closes with a list of works for further reading.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
    Abbreviations and Short Titles
    Chronology
    The Encyclopedia
    General Bibliography
    Index
About the Author: HANS OSTROM is Professor of English and Co-Director of African-American Studies at the University of Puget Sound. His other books include Langston Hughes: A Study of the Short Fiction (1993), the novel Three to Get Ready (1991), and Lives and Moments: An Introduction to Short Fiction (1990). With Wendy Bishop he edited Genre and Writing: Issues, Arguments, Alternatives (1997).
LCC Class: 818
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