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Montage of a dream [electronic resource] : the art and life of Langston Hughes / edited by John Edgar Tidwell and Cheryl R. Ragar ; with a foreword by Arnold Rampersad.

Contributor(s): Tidwell, John Edgar | Ragar, Cheryl R | ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2007Description: xviii, 351 p. ; 25 cm.Subject(s): Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967 | Poets, American -- 20th century -- Biography | African American poets -- Biography | African Americans in literature | Harlem Renaissance | Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Intellectual life -- 20th centuryGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 818/.5209 | B Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view Summary: "Contributors reexamine the continuing relevance of Langston Hughes's work and life to American, African American, and diasporic literatures and cultures. Includes fresh perspectives on the often overlooked "Luani of the Jungles," Black Magic, and works for children, as well as Hughes's more familiar fiction, poetry, essays, dramas, and other writings"--Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-334) and index.

"Contributors reexamine the continuing relevance of Langston Hughes's work and life to American, African American, and diasporic literatures and cultures. Includes fresh perspectives on the often overlooked "Luani of the Jungles," Black Magic, and works for children, as well as Hughes's more familiar fiction, poetry, essays, dramas, and other writings"--Provided by publisher.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.