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The Collected Works of Langston Hughes Ser.: Plays To 1942 (LH5) : Mulatto to the Sun Do Move by Langston Hughes (2002, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Missouri Press
ISBN-100826213693
ISBN-139780826213693
eBay Product ID (ePID)102831315
Product Key Features
Number of Pages672 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NamePlays to 1942 (Lh5) : Mulatto to the Sun Do Move
Publication Year2002
SubjectDrama, General, American / General
TypeTextbook
AuthorLangston Hughes
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Drama, Literary Collections
SeriesThe Collected Works of Langston Hughes Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height2.4 in
Item Weight39.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN00-066601
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingThe
Grade FromCollege Freshman
Series Volume Number5
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal818.5209
Grade ToCollege Graduate Student
SynopsisBut someday somebody'll Stand up and talk about me-- Black and beautiful-- And sing about me. And put on plays about me I reckon it'll be Me myself Yes, it'll be me. Langston Hughes is least known for his theatrical endeavors, yet his attention to the theater was lifelong. His love of the stage began in childhood, and from the late 1920s on he was continually writing plays, for black community theater, for theater companies he established himself, and for the Broadway and off-Broadway stage. His early plays endeavor to provide "authentic" representations of African American life, both to counter and correct the stereotypical stage portrayals of African Americans in white theater and to provide suitable plays for black theater companies hungry for scripts that would entertain and challenge black audiences. Volume 5 of The Collected Works of Langston Hughes includes the plays Hughes wrote between 1930 and 1942, alone and in collaboration. Almost all the plays were performed during the same period; a few have never seen the stage, but are included because they indicate the range of Hughes's artistic and political concerns. Because very few of the plays in this volume have been previously published, they disclose a side of Langston Hughes's artistry that is virtually unknown. The collection greatly expands our understanding of the Hughes legacy, and makes us rethink the history of African American theater., But someday somebody'll Stand up and talk about me-- Black and beautiful-- And sing about me. And put on plays about me! I reckon it'll be Me myself! Yes, it'll be me. Langston Hughes is least known for his theatrical endeavors, yet his attention to the theater was lifelong. His love of the stage began in childhood, and from the late 1920s on he was continually writing plays, for black community theater, for theater companies he established himself, and for the Broadway and off-Broadway stage. His early plays endeavor to provide "authentic" representations of African American life, both to counter and correct the stereotypical stage portrayals of African Americans in white theater and to provide suitable plays for black theater companies hungry for scripts that would entertain and challenge black audiences. Volume 5 of The Collected Works of Langston Hughes includes the plays Hughes wrote between 1930 and 1942, alone and in collaboration. Almost all the plays were performed during the same period; a few have never seen the stage, but are included because they indicate the range of Hughes's artistic and political concerns. Because very few of the plays in this volume have been previously published, they disclose a side of Langston Hughes's artistry that is virtually unknown. The collection greatly expands our understanding of the Hughes legacy, and makes us rethink the history of African American theater.
LC Classification NumberPS3515.U274 2001
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