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Langston Hughes and the Blues by Steven C. Tracy (2024, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Illinois Press
ISBN-100252088042
ISBN-139780252088049
eBay Product ID (ePID)4063410312
Product Key Features
Number of Pages328 Pages
Publication NameLangston Hughes and the Blues
LanguageEnglish
SubjectAmerican / African American, Genres & Styles / Blues, Poetry
Publication Year2024
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Music
AuthorSteven C. Tracy
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight16.4 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2023-051531
Reviews"A close and unsentimental look at this rich and enduring form and a deep and continuing questioning of its possibilities for more formal expression."--John McCluskey Jr., American Literature "Steven Tracy knows very well both the blues and Langston Hughes's poetry. His study leaves us with a far better understanding of the role of Black music, and the blues in particular, as the central influence on the most original of Black American poets."--Arnold Rampersad, author of The Life of Langston Hughes "Classic."--Tony Bolden, author of Groove Theory: The Blues Foundation of Funk, "A close and unsentimental look at this rich and enduring form and a deep and continuing questioning of its possibilities for more formal expression."--John McCluskey Jr., American Literature, "Steven Tracy knows very well both the blues and Langston Hughes's poetry. His study leaves us with a far better understanding of the role of Black music, and the blues in particular, as the central influence on the most original of Black American poets."--Arnold Rampersad, author of The Life of Langston Hughes
Dewey Edition19
Dewey Decimal818/.5209
SynopsisThe shades and structures of the blues had an immense impact on the poetry of Langston Hughes. Steven C. Tracy provides a cultural context for Hughes's work while revealing how Hughes mined Black oral and literary traditions to create his poetry. Comparing Hughes's poems to blues texts, Tracy reveals how Hughes's experimental forms reflect the ......, The shades and structures of the blues had an immense impact on the poetry of Langston Hughes. Steven C. Tracy provides a cultural context for Hughes's work while revealing how Hughes mined Black oral and literary traditions to create his poetry. Comparing Hughes's poems to blues texts, Tracy reveals how Hughes's experimental forms reflect the poetics, structures, rhythms, and musical techniques of the music. Tracy also offers a discography of recordings by the artists-Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, Blind Lemon Jefferson, and others-who most influenced the poet., The shades and structures of the blues had an immense impact on the poetry of Langston Hughes. Steven C. Tracy provides a cultural context for Hughes's work while revealing how Hughes mined Black oral and literary traditions to create his poetry. Comparing Hughes's poems to blues texts, Tracy reveals how Hughes's experimental forms reflect the poetics, structures, rhythms, and musical techniques of the music. Tracy also offers a discography of recordings by the artists--Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, Blind Lemon Jefferson, and others--who most influenced the poet.
LC Classification NumberPS3515.U274Z8 2024
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