The The Collected Works of Langston Hughes : The Collected Works of Langston Hughes v. 1; Poems 1921-1940 Poems 1921-1940 v. 1 - Langston Hughes

The The Collected Works of Langston Hughes

The Collected Works of Langston Hughes v. 1; Poems 1921-1940 Poems 1921-1940 v. 1

By: Langston Hughes, Arnold Rampersad (Editor, Introduction by)

Hardcover | 18 June 2001

At a Glance

Hardcover


$120.40

or 4 interest-free payments of $30.10 with

 or 

Available for Backorder. We will order this from our supplier however there isn't a current ETA.

Volume 1 includes the complete texts of four books of verse by Hughes, including his first book, "The Weary Blues" (1926), and his second, "Fine Clothes to the Jew" (1927), as well as other poems published by him during and after the Harlem Renaissance. "The Weary Blues" announced the arrival of a rare voice in American poetry. A literary descendant of Walt Whitman ("I, too, sing America," Hughes wrote), he chanted the joys and sorrows of black America in unprecedented language. A gifted lyricist, he offered rhythms and cadences that epitomized the particularities of African American creativity, especially jazz and the blues. His second volume, steeped in the blues and controversial because of its frankness, confirmed Hughes as a poet of uncompromising integrity. Then in the 1930s came "Dear Lovely Death" (1931) and the radical "A New Song" (1938). Poems such as "Good Morning Revolution" and "Let America Be America Again" made his pen one of the most forceful in America during the Great Depression.
Industry Reviews
"[Hughes] is one of the essential figures in American literature. . . . By his work and his example, he has enriched our lives."-- "New York Times Book Review" "[Hughes] is one of the essential figures in American literature....By his work and his example, he has enriched our lives."--New York Times Book Review "Rooted in the black experience, [Hughes's] poems are driven by the same democratic urge that inspired Walt Whitman, Carl Sandburg, and William Carlos Williams."--Philadelphia Inquirer "[Hughes] is one of the essential figures in American literature. . . . By his work and his example, he has enriched our lives." "New York Times Book Review"" "Rooted in the black experience, [Hughes's] poems are driven by the same democratic urge that inspired Walt Whitman, Carl Sandburg, and William Carlos Williams." "Philadelphia Inquirer""

More in Poetry

Dropbear : Winner of the 2022 Stella Prize - Evelyn Araluen
Iliad and Odyssey : Leather-bound Classics - Homer

RRP $49.99

$38.75

22%
OFF
Complete Poems Of Banjo Paterson - A. B. Paterson

RRP $39.99

$35.35

12%
OFF
Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass : Poems - Lana Del Rey
If I Must Die : Poetry and Prose - Refaat Alareer

RRP $44.99

$38.90

14%
OFF
The Way Forward : The Inward Trilogy - yung pueblo

RRP $34.99

$29.75

15%
OFF
Heroes : The myths of the Ancient Greek heroes retold - Stephen Fry
The Prophet : Penguin Classics Hardcover - Kahlil Gibran

RRP $32.99

$30.25

Healing Through Words - Rupi Kaur

RRP $39.99

$35.35

12%
OFF
The Essential Rumi : New Expanded Edition - Coleman Barks
Throat : Uqp Poetry - Ellen van Neerven

RRP $24.99

$23.75

The Epic of Gilgamesh : Penguin Classics - Andrew George

RRP $22.99

$17.75

23%
OFF
The Odyssey : Bevelled Edge Edition - Homer

RRP $31.95

$23.25

27%
OFF
Tao Te Ching : Traditional Wisdom - Stephen Mitchell
Milk and Honey : 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition - Rupi Kaur
The Iliad - Homer

Paperback

RRP $32.95

$30.25

Rupi Kaur Trilogy Boxed Set - Rupi Kaur

RRP $75.00

$50.35

33%
OFF
The Inward Trilogy : yung pueblo Box Set - yung pueblo

RRP $110.00

$99.50

10%
OFF
The Odyssey : Clothbound Classics - Homer

RRP $35.00

$24.50

30%
OFF