The Poems 1951-1967 (Lh3): Volume 3
(Book #3 in the The Collected Works of Langston Hughes Series)
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Volume 3 collects the poems of the last period of Hughes's life. Montage of a Dream Deferred (1951) brilliantly fused the modernist dissonances of bebop jazz with his perception of Harlem life as both a triumph of hope and a deepening crisis ("What happens to a dream deferred?"). In the tumultuous following years, he refused to relinquish the mantle of the poet, as may be seen in his inspired last two books of verse, Ask Your Mama...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0826213413
ISBN13:9780826213419
Release Date:June 2001
Publisher:University of Missouri Press
Length:352 Pages
Weight:1.60 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"
Age Range:18 to 10 years
Grade Range:Postsecondary to Grade 5
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