Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston

The Mule-Bone

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Produktbeschreibung

"The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts" by Zora Hurston and Langston Hughes offers a compelling glimpse into the rural South of the 1930s through the lens of African American drama. This meticulously prepared edition presents a historic collaboration between two literary giants, exploring race relations and folklore in a vibrant and engaging manner. A significant work in African American literary history, "The Mule-Bone" uses comedy to illuminate aspects of life, culture, and community. Its enduring appeal lies in its portrayal of universal human experiences within a specific cultural context. Readers interested in American drama, African American literature, and the rich tradition of storytelling will find this volume to be a valuable and entertaining addition to their collection. Discover the timeless themes and authentic voices captured in this classic work of American theatre. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Creative Media Partners, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 60
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. März 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 3mm
• Gewicht: 95g
• ISBN-13: 9781023023856
• ISBN-10: 1023023857
• Artikelnr.: 74075073

Autorenporträt

James Mercer Langston Hughes (February 1, 1901[1] - May 22, 1967) was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri. He moved to New York City as a young man, where he made his career. One of the earliest innovators of the then-new literary art form called jazz poetry, Hughes is best known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance. He famously wrote about the period that "the negro was in vogue", which was later paraphrased as "when Harlem was in vogue."[2] Growing up in a series of Midwestern towns, Hughes became a prolific writer at an early age. He graduated from high school in Cleveland, Ohio and soon began studies at Columbia University in New York City. Although he dropped out, he gained notice from New York publishers, first in The Crisis magazine, and then from book publishers and became known in the creative community in Harlem. He eventually graduated from Lincoln University. In addition to poetry, Hughes wrote plays, and short stories. He also published several non-fiction works. From 1942 to 1962, as the civil rights movement was gaining traction, he wrote an in-depth weekly column in a leading black newspaper, The Chicago Defender. First published in 1921 in The Crisis - official magazine of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) - "The Negro Speaks of Rivers", which became Hughes's signature poem, was collected in his first book of poetry The Weary Blues (1926).[47] Hughes's first and last published poems appeared in The Crisis; more of his poems were published in The Crisis than in any other journal.[48] Hughes' life and work were enormously influential during the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, alongside those of his contemporaries, Zora Neale Hurston,[49] Wallace Thurman, Claude McKay, Countee Cullen, Richard Bruce Nugent, and Aaron Douglas. Except for McKay, they worked together also to create the short-lived magazine Fire!! Devoted to Younger Negro Artists.