عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
PS3515.U274 Z676 2004eb
PS3515
.
U274
Z676
2004eb
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
0313085587
(Number (ISBN
0313324972
(Number (ISBN
1282339761
(Number (ISBN
6612339764
(Number (ISBN
9780313085581
(Number (ISBN
9780313324970
(Number (ISBN
9781282339767
(Number (ISBN
9786612339769
Erroneous ISBN
0313324972
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
b738360
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Langston Hughes :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
a biography /
First Statement of Responsibility
Laurie F. Leach.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Westport, Conn. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Greenwood Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2004.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xx, 176 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations
SERIES
Series Title
Greenwood biographies,
ISSN of Series
1540-4900
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-163) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Lonely boy -- Class poet -- The lure of Harlem -- At sea -- European adventure -- "Trying to catch a jazz rhythm" -- A rising Negro artist -- Park Avenue godmother -- The Mule bone of contention -- A turn toward socialism -- Film project in Moscow -- Soviet journey -- Uneasy in Carmel -- Adrift -- Under fire -- Fighting Hitler and Jim Crow -- "Red-tinged poet" -- "Fooling around with the theatre" -- Facing down McCarthy -- Hughes and the freedom movement -- Hughes's final years.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
This biography traces Hughes' life and artistic development, from his early years of isolation, which fostered his fierce independence, to his prolific life as a poet, playwright, lyricist, and journalist. Hughes' inspiring story is told through 21 engaging chapters, each providing a fascinating vignette of the artistic, personal, and political associations that shaped his life. Recounted are the pivotal developments in his literary career, with all its struggles and rewards, as well as his travel adventures to Africa, Europe, and Asia, and his political commitments to fight fascism as well as.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Langston Hughes.
International Standard Book Number
9780313324970
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Hughes, Langston,1902-1967.
Hughes, Langston,1902-1967.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
African American poets, Biography.
African Americans in literature.
Poets, American-- 20th century, Biography.
African American poets.
African Americans in literature.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY-- Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM-- American-- General.
Poets, American.
(SUBJECT CATEGORY (Provisional
BIO-- 007000
LIT-- 004020
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
B
Edition
22
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
PS3515
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U274
Book number
Z676
2004eb
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Leach, Laurie F.
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Date of Transaction
20201203233017.0
Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))
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ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Electronic name
مطالعه متن کتاب [Book]
Y
