Looking for Langston -- New territory for new Negroes -- Poems of a religious nature -- Concerning "goodbye, Christ"--My Gospel year -- Christmas in black -- Do nothing till you hear from me
"Langston's Salvation offers a fascinating exploration into the religious thought of Langston Hughes. Known for his poetry, plays, and social activism, the importance of religion in Hughes' work has historically been ignored or dismissed. This book places this aspect of Hughes's…
"Langston's Salvation offers a fascinating exploration into the religious thought of Langston Hughes. Known for his poetry, plays, and social activism, the importance of religion in Hughes' work has historically been ignored or dismissed. This book places this aspect of Hughes's…
Winner of the 2018 Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion in Textual Studies, presented by the American Academy of Religion 2018 Outstanding Academic Title, given by Choice MagazineA new perspective on the role of religion in the work of Langston HughesLangston's Salvatio…
The purpose of this study is to draw out the important though neglected international dimension of the flowering of black literary activity in the 1920s known as the Harlem Renaissance. By exploring the international experiences of several key Harlem Renaissance figures and text…
This thesis explores connections between D. H. Lawrence and four key writers of the Harlem Renaissance: Claude McKay, Langston Hughes, Jean Toomer and Zora Neale Hurston. It investigates both the responses of these writers to Lawrence's work and the ways in which New Negro write…
Jazz age poet: a story about Langston Hughes
This book profiles the career and achievements of Langston Hughes, an African American poet whose poetry was inspired by jazz music.