Socialist joy in the writing of Langston Hughes / Jonathan Scott.

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"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 anticomm...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Scott, Jonathan, 1968-
Language:English
Published: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2006], ©2006.
Subjects:
Hughes, Langston, > 1902-1967 > Criticism and interpretation.
Hughes, Langston, > 1902-1967 > Political and social views.
Socialism in literature.
Socialism and literature > United States > History > 20th century.
African Americans in literature.
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Physical Description:xiv, 248 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
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