Race in The Poetry of Langston Hughes
Author: Claudia Durst Johnson
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Published: 2013-11-25
Total Pages: 170
ISBN-13: 0737770635
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis informative edition explores the poetry of Langston Hughes through the lens of race. Coverage includes an examination of Hughes's life and influences; a look at key ideas related to race in Hughes's poetry, including the influence of African-American music, the use of poetry to address racial problems, and the politics of Hughes's anti-lynching poems; and contemporary perspectives on race, such as the decline of civil rights reform and the role of hip-hop in shaping black music.