Which sin to bear? : authenticity and compromise in Langston Hughes / David E. Chinitz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chinitz, David.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967--Criticism and interpretation.

Hughes, Langston.

African Americans in literature.

Authenticity (Philosophy) in literature.

Compromise (Ethics) in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (284 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'Which Sin to Bear?' highlights how Langston Hughes struggled with the tension between genuine artistic meaning and commercial concessions throughout his prolific career.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Becoming Langston Hughes; 2. Producing Authentic Blackness; 3. Authenticity in the Blues Poems; 4. The Ethics of Compromise; 5. Simple Goes to Washington: Hughes and the McCarthy Committee; 6. "Speak to me now of compromise": Hughes and the Specter of Booker T.; Appendix A: Hughes's Executive Session Testimony; Appendix B: Hughes's Public Testimony; Notes; Works Cited; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 16, 2013).

ISBN:

0-19-991970-4

OCLC:

858861400