Langston Hughes : the man, his art, and his continuing influence / edited by C. James Trotman, ; with keynote essay by Arnold Rampersad.
| Other author | Trotman, C. James, 1943- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Garland Pub., ©1995. |
| Description | xiii, 178 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Garland reference library of the humanities ; v. 1872 Critical studies in Black life and culture ; v. 29 Critical studies on Black life and culture ; v. 29. Garland reference library of the humanities ; v. 1872. |
| Contents | P(a)lace for Langston Hughes / C. James Trotman -- Langston Hughes: the man and the writer, an introduction / Emery Wimbish, Jr. -- In celebration of Langston Hughes / Niara Sudarkasa -- Introduction to Arnold Rampersad / Thomas C. Phelps -- Langston Hughes: the man, the writer, and his continuing influence / Arnold Rampersad -- Whose sweet angel child? Blues women, Langston Hughes, and writing during the Harlem Renaissance / Cheryl A. Wall -- Langston Hughes: poetry, blues, and gospel-somewhere to stand / Steven C. Tracy -- Africanisms and postmodernist imagination in the popular fiction of Langston Hughes / Ropo Sekoni. |
| Contents | Kindred spirits and sympathetic souls: Langston Hughes and Gwendolyn Bennett in the Harlem Renaissance / Sandra Y. Govan -- Langston Hughes's "Nigger Heaven Blues" / Bruce Kellner -- Race, culture, and gender in Langston Hughes's "The Ways of White Folks" / Joyce Ann Joyce -- "For All the Kids to Come": the troubled island of William Grant Still and Langston Hughes / C. James Trotman -- Achieving universality through simple truths / Donna Akiba Sullivan Harper -- Physics of change in "Father and Son" / R. Baxter Miller -- Girl with the red dress on / Kristin Hunter-Lattany -- Reading the woman's face in Langston Hughes and Roy DeCarava's "Sweet Flypaper of Life" / Thadious M. Davis. |
| Contents | Hughes's personal library and exhibits / Sophy H. Cornwell -- Hughes as dramatist / Ella Forbes |
| Local note | Little-293758--305130046609. |
| General note | "Emery Wimbish, Jr., project director, Linclon University." |
| General note | "Conference proceedings held at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania on March 26, 27, 28, 1992."--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 95015708 |
| ISBN | 0815317638 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PS3515.U274 Z6733 1995 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |