The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes
| AUTHOR | Rampersad, Arnold; Hughes, Langston; Rampersad, Arnold et al. |
| PUBLISHER | Vintage (10/31/1995) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
The definitive sampling of a writer whose poems were "at the forefront of the Harlem Renaissance and of modernism itself, and today are fundamentals of American culture" (OPRAH Magazine). Here, for the first time, are all the poems that Langston Hughes published during his lifetime, arranged in the general order in which he wrote them. Lyrical and pungent, passionate and polemical, the result is a treasure of a book, the essential collection of a poet whose words have entered our common language. The collection spans five decades, and is comprised of 868 poems (nearly 300 of which never before appeared in book form) with annotations by Arnold Rampersad and David Roessel. Alongside such famous works as "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" and Montage of a Dream Deferred, The Collected Poems includes Hughes's lesser-known verse for children; topical poems distributed through the Associated Negro Press; and poems such as "Goodbye Christ" that were once suppressed.
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ISBN-13:
9780679764083
ISBN-10:
0679764089
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
736
Carton Quantity:
12
Product Dimensions:
6.00 x 2.00 x 9.00 inches
Weight:
1.75 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Index,
Annotated,
Price on Product,
Table of Contents,
Ikids
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Poetry | American - African American & Black
Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Death, Grief, Loss
Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Places
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
0
Point Value:
0
Guided Reading Level:
Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal:
811.52
Library of Congress Control Number:
96129974
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The definitive sampling of a writer whose poems were "at the forefront of the Harlem Renaissance and of modernism itself, and today are fundamentals of American culture" (OPRAH Magazine). Here, for the first time, are all the poems that Langston Hughes published during his lifetime, arranged in the general order in which he wrote them. Lyrical and pungent, passionate and polemical, the result is a treasure of a book, the essential collection of a poet whose words have entered our common language. The collection spans five decades, and is comprised of 868 poems (nearly 300 of which never before appeared in book form) with annotations by Arnold Rampersad and David Roessel. Alongside such famous works as "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" and Montage of a Dream Deferred, The Collected Poems includes Hughes's lesser-known verse for children; topical poems distributed through the Associated Negro Press; and poems such as "Goodbye Christ" that were once suppressed.
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