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Langston Hughes' Not Without Laughter
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Langston Hughes is a name long associated with poetry of what was known as the Harlem Renaissance. He is revered as one of the best of the African-American writers. His work includes several novels, the first of which was Not Without Laughter, written in 1930. This 10 page paper asserts that Hughes' tale of Not Without Laughter uses speech, idioms and malapropisms to portray the aspects of self-depreciation and tragedy that is inherent to Black humor. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
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Langston Hughes, Salvation
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A 4 page essay that discusses and analyzes Langston Hughes’ vignette “Salvation,” which recounts an incident from Hughes’ childhood. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and the Blues of the African-American Experience
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In ten pages this paper examines how the literary artistry of Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston represented the uniqueness of the African-American experience through their stylistic interpretations of blues music. Seven sources are cited in the bibliography.
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Langston Hughes/ 'Poet Laureate' of Harlem
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A 5 page research paper that examines the life an career of Langston Hughes. The writer, in particular, regards those elements in Hughes' life that influenced his writing, such as black music. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Langston Hughes/ The Negro Speaks of Rivers
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A 5 page essay that explicates the many layers of meaning in this poem by Hughes. The writer argues that this poem presents a vision of African American culture and life that was totally different from the one that existed at the time of the poem's publication (the 1920s). No additional sources cited.
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Langston Hughes/"Weary Blues"
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A 5 page research paper that examines Hughes' poem "The Weary Blues. The writer argues that Hughes attempted to convey an understanding of blues values through his verse to the wider modern world. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Langston Hughes/Critical Response to 2 Poems
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A 9 page research paper that discusses 2 poems by Langston Hughes (1902-1967), who has been termed the “Shakespeare of Harlem,” as he is credited with some of the finest poetry to emerge from that “great flowering of African-American literature known as the Harlem Renaissance” (Sundquist 55). Two of his poems, “Harlem,” which is also known under the title “Dream Deferred,” and “I, Too, Sing America” exemplify the radical protest spirit that characterizes a great deal of Hughes’ verse. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Langston Hughes/Cross
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A 3 page essay that explicates Langston Hughes' poem "Cross," which refers to the "cross" that the narrator has to bear, which is his mixed-race heritage. Due to this heritage, the narrator of the poem feels that he has no cultural "home," as he does not fit with either white or black society. Unlike current society in which mixed-raced individuals, such as golfer Tiger Woods, are regarded simply as "people," in the first half of the twentieth century, which is when this poem was composed, this was not the case. No additional sources cited.
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Langston Hughes/Examining Two Poems
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An 8 page research paper/essay that analyzes two of Hughes poems, "I, too, Sing America" and "Over there, World War II." First, the writer gives a brief biography of the poet, then discusses critical opinion of his work, and then, critically analyzes these two poems. The writer demonstrates how the political content of these poems was aimed at both a black and white audience. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Langston Hughes/Simply Heavenly
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A 3 page essay that examines the manner in which Langston Hughes addressed stereotypes in his 1957 play Simply Heavenly. The writer argues that within the boundaries of what whites might consider stereotypical, Hughes crafts characters who are real and genuine. While Hughes acknowledges stereotypical paradigms, he does not use them to denigrate his characters, but rather to extol them. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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