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Scope: Langston Hughes, an Afro- American poet, became prominent during the 1920's with the period of the Harlem Renaissance. It is interesting to note that Hughes was the first Black American to earn his living by writing and public speaking. He is known for his lyrical style of poetry. His autobiographical novel is called The Big Sea.

CIRCULATING BOOKS

Books of Langston Hughes's works are listed in our on-line catalog under "Hughes, Langston," and under individual titles, i. e. Selected Poems.

Books written by and about Langston Hughes have the call number(s):
PR 9799.H8
PS 3515.U274
GR 111.H47 B66

PS591.N4 H37 1971 The Harlem Renaissance: The Black Poets

Some representative books from the circulating collection that are located upstairs in the library are:

Dace, Tish. Langston Hughes: The Contemporary Reviews. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1997.

Harper, Donna Sullivan. Not So Simple: The Simple Stories by Langston Hughes. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1995.

Gates, Henry Louis, jr. Langston Hughes: Critical Perspectives Past and Present. New York: Amistad, 1993.

Ostrom, Hans A. Langston Hughes: A Study of the Short Fiction. New York: Twayne Publishers, 1993.

CRITICAL SOURCES

There are books in the Reference collection that do not circulate, but pages may be photocopied. The following titles are appropriate to this topic:

REF E 185.955.B545 Black Writers

REF PS 21.D5 Dictionary of Literary Biography Vol. 4 American Writers in Paris, 1920-1939; Vol. 48

REF PN 771.M3 1991 American Poets, 1800-1945; Vol. 51 Afro-American Writers from the Harlem Renaissance to 1940

REF PS 94.M34 1993 Major 20th Century Writers Vol.2

REF PS 94.M34 1993 Masterpieces of American Literature

Click the link for a list of full text journals available through our databases in:

• American Literature

WEB SITES

Voice of the Shuttle
http://vos.ucsb.edu

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Updated 02/08/2007