ENGL 310: Modern Poetry
Lecture 15 - Langston Hughes. The poetry of Langston Hughes is considered as a representation of the African-American experience. The distinctive concerns of Hughes's poetic project are juxtaposed with the works of other modernists, such as Pound, Eliot, Frost, and Stevens. Hughes's interest in and innovative use of musical forms, such as blues and jazz, is explored with particular attention to their role in African-American culture, as well as their use by Hughes to forge an alternative to dominant modes of expression within the modernist canon. (from oyc.yale.edu)
| Lecture 15 - Langston Hughes |
| Time | Lecture Chapters |
| [00:00:00] | 1. Langston Hughes Poem: "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" |
| [00:10:26] | 2. Black Voices in Modern Poetry |
| [00:21:31] | 3. Continuities between Langston Hughes and Other Modern Poets |
| [00:32:00] | 4. Langston Hughes Poem: "Song for a Dark Girl" |
| [00:43:25] | 5. Langston Hughes Poem: "Life Is Fine" |
| References |
| Lecture 15 - Langston Hughes Instructor: Professor Langdon Hammer. Section Activity: Langston Hughes [PDF]. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov]. |
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