Langston's salvation : American religion and the bard of Harlem / Wallace D. Best.
Langston's salvation : American religion and the bard of Harlem / Wallace D. Best.
Langston's salvation : American religion and the bard of Harlem / Wallace D. Best.
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Publisher
New York : New York University Press, [2017]
Call Numbers
G 2020/0527
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Language
English
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Physical content
xix, 289 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction: Looking for Langston -- New territory for new Negroes -- Poems of a religious nature -- Concerning "Goodbye Christ" -- My Gospel year -- Christmas in black -- Conclusion: Do nothing till you hear from me.
Publication information
Publisher
New York : New York University Press, [2017]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2017]
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Summary
"Langston's Salvation offers a fascinating exploration into the religious thought of Langston Hughes. Known for his poetry, plays, and social activism, the importance of religion in Hughes' work has historically been ignored or dismissed. This book places this aspect of Hughes's work in the wider context of twentieth-century American and African Am...
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Langston's salvation : American religion and the bard of Harlem / Wallace D. Best.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2017
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G 2020/0527
Record Identifier
74VKaZaA0KBO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaZaA0KBO
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ISBN
1479834890 (hardcover alkaline paper)
9781479834891 (hardcover alkaline paper)
DDC
818.5209
MMS ID
991024290900002626
