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The Weary Blues by Langston Hughes

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The Weary Blues is Langston Hughes's first published collection of poems, immediately celebrated as a tour de force upon its release.

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The Weary Blues by Langston Hughes

The Weary Blues is Langston Hughes's first published collection of poems, immediately celebrated as a tour de force upon its release. Over ninety years after its publication, it remains a critically acclaimed literary work and still evokes a fresh, contemporary feeling and offers a powerful reflection of the Black experience.

From the title poem The Weary Blues, echoing the sounds of the blues, to Dream Variation, ringing with joyfulness, to the Epilogue that mimics Walt Whitman in its opening line, "I, too, sing America," Hughes writes clearly and colorfully, and his words remain prophetic and relevant today.

The great poet of the Harlem Renaissance, Langston Hughes (1902-67) was equally adept at writing novels, plays, essays, song lyrics, and newspaper columns. In every genre, he created stirring expressions of life's struggles and joys.

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ISBN 13 9780486849010
ISBN 10 0486849015
Title The Weary Blues
Author Langston Hughes
Series Dover Thrift Editions
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Dover Publications Inc.
Year published 2022-02-25
Number of pages 96
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.