Langston Hughes and the Blues / Steven C. Tracy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tracy, Steven C. (Steven Carl), 1954- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Folklore.

African Americans.

African Americans--Music--History and criticism.

African Americans in literature.

Blues (Music)--History and criticism.

Blues (Music).

Blues (Music) in literature.

Folklore in literature.

Literature and folklore--United States--History.

Literature and folklore.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Urbana, Illinois : University of Illinois Press, [2024]

Summary:

This book examines the profound influence of African American folk art and music, particularly the blues, on American culture and literature. It provides an in-depth analysis of Langston Hughes's work and its engagement with Black music, emphasizing the blues. The author, Steven C. Tracy, highlights the cultural and political implications of the blues in shaping both Black and mainstream American literatures. The book is intended for scholars and enthusiasts of African American literature and music, offering detailed references to blues recordings and songs that share elements with Hughes's writing. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Cover

Title

Copyright

Contents

Introduction to the Paperback Edition

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 Folklore and the Harlem Renaissance

2 Defining the Blues

3 Creating the Blues

Bibliography

Discography

Indexes

Back Cover Generated by AI.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Other Format:

Print version: Tracy, Steven C. Langston Hughes and the Blues

ISBN:

9780252056949

OCLC:

1438668456