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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Oxford Univ Pr
Publication date
January 10, 2002
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
2
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780195151619
ISBN-10
0195151615
Dimensions
1.50 by 6.50 by 9.25 in.
Weight
2.15 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$39.95
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A biography of the Harlem poet whose works gave voice to the joy and pain of the black experience in America.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: February 1, 2002 marks the 100th birthday of Langston Hughes. To commemorate the centennial of his birth, Arnold Rampersad has contributed new Afterwords to both volumes of his highly-praised biography of this most extraordinary and prolific American writer.
The second volume in this masterful biography finds Hughes rooting himself in Harlem, receiving stimulation from his rich cultural surroundings. Here he rethought his view of art and radicalism, and cultivated relationships with younger, more militant writers such as Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, and Amiri Bakara. Rampersad's Afterword to volume two looks further into his influence and how it expanded beyond the literary as a result of his love of jazz and blues, his opera and musical theater collaborations, and his participation in radio and television. In addition, Rempersad explores the controversial matter of Hughes's sexuality and the possibility that, despite a lack of clear evidence, Hughes was homosexual.
Exhaustively researched in archival collections throughout the country, especially in the Langston Hughes papers at Yale University's Beinecke Library, and featuring fifty illustrations per volume, this anniversary edition will offer a new generation of readers entrance to the life and mind of one of the twentieth century's greatest artists.
The second volume in this masterful biography finds Hughes rooting himself in Harlem, receiving stimulation from his rich cultural surroundings. Here he rethought his view of art and radicalism, and cultivated relationships with younger, more militant writers such as Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, and Amiri Bakara. Rampersad's Afterword to volume two looks further into his influence and how it expanded beyond the literary as a result of his love of jazz and blues, his opera and musical theater collaborations, and his participation in radio and television. In addition, Rempersad explores the controversial matter of Hughes's sexuality and the possibility that, despite a lack of clear evidence, Hughes was homosexual.
Exhaustively researched in archival collections throughout the country, especially in the Langston Hughes papers at Yale University's Beinecke Library, and featuring fifty illustrations per volume, this anniversary edition will offer a new generation of readers entrance to the life and mind of one of the twentieth century's greatest artists.
Editions
Hardcover
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2 edition from Oxford Univ Pr (January 10, 2002); titled "The Life of Langston Hughes: 1941-1967, I Dream a World"
9780195151619 | details & prices | 6.50 × 9.25 × 1.50 in. | 2.15 lbs | List price $39.95
About: A biography of the Harlem poet whose works gave voice to the joy and pain of the black experience in America.
About: A biography of the Harlem poet whose works gave voice to the joy and pain of the black experience in America.
from Oxford Univ Pr (October 1, 1988)
9780195045192 | details & prices | 6.50 × 9.75 × 1.50 in. | 2.10 lbs | List price $39.95
About: Traces the life of the black American poet from the 1940s to his death in 1967
About: Traces the life of the black American poet from the 1940s to his death in 1967
Paperback
Reprint edition from Oxford Univ Pr (September 21, 1989); titled "The Life of Langston Hughes, 1941-1967: I Dream a World"
9780195061697 | details & prices | 6.50 × 9.25 × 1.25 in. | 1.70 lbs | List price $17.95
About: Traces the life of the black American poet from the 1940s to his death in 1967
About: Traces the life of the black American poet from the 1940s to his death in 1967
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