Biography of Langston Hughes

Thematic analysis of "The weary blues"

Critical views on "The weary blues." Countee Cullen on the emergence of Langston Hughes as a major black artist ; Richard Wright on Langston Hughes's role in freeing American literary expression ; George Kent on Hughes's experimentation with blues music and the use of religious tradition ; Onwuchekwa Jemie on jazz poetry ; Roger Rosenblatt on the influence of jazz in Not without laughter ; Chidi Ikonne on the narrative style of "The weary blues" ; Steven Tracy on Hughes's early jazz and blues experiences ; R. Baxter Miller on Hughes's diverse technique in "The weary blues" ; C. James Trotman on "The Negro artist and the racial mountain" ; Cheryl Wall on Hughes and Bessie Smith

Thematic analysis of "The Negro speaks of rivers"

Critical views on "The Negro speaks of rivers." James Baldwin on "Selected poems" ; Raymond Smith on major influences in Hughes's poetry ; Martha Cobb on the black artist's expression of African themes ; Susan Blake on Hughes's "simple" stories ; Arnold Rampersad on the retrospective view of Hughes's work ; Maryemma Graham on the relationship between the artistic and the political

Thematic analysis of "Song for a dark girl"

Critical views on "Song for a dark girl." James A. Emanuel on Hughes's depiction of racial violence ; R. Baxter Miller on Hughes's presentation of the matriarchal archetype ; Onwuchekwa Jemie on Hughes's religious poems and themes ; Arnold Rampersad on the metaphorical distance between Hughes and the black masses ; Leslie Catherine Sanders on Hughes's exploration of religiosity ; Steven Tracy on Hughes's appropriation of spirituals and gospel music ; Arnold Rampersad on Hughes's break with traditional forms.