Socialist joy in the writing of Langston Hughes

Scott, Jonathan, 1968-

Socialist joy in the writing of Langston Hughes [electronic resource] / Jonathan Scott. - Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2006. - xiv, 248 p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-244) and index.

"Explores Hughes's intellectual method and its relation to social activism. Examines his involvement with socialist movements of the 1920s and 1930s and contends that the goal of overthrowing white oppression produced a "socialist joy" expressed repeatedly in his later work, in spite of the anticommunist crusades of the cold war"--Provided by publisher.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
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GBA690175 bnb

Uk


Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967 --Criticism and interpretation.
Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967 --Political and social views.


Socialism in literature.
Socialism and literature--History--United States--20th century.
African Americans in literature.


Electronic books.

PS3515.U274 / Z78 2006eb

818/.5209

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