The Weary Blues

Name: The Weary Blues
Brand: Dover Publications
SKU: SP-9780486849010
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Table of Contents:
Introducing Langston Hughes to the Reader by Carl Van Vechten

Proem

THE WEARY BLUES
The Weary Blues
Jazzonia
Negro Dancers
The Cat and the Saxophone
Young Singer
Cabaret
To Midnight Nan at Leroy's
To a Little Lover-Lass, Dead
Harlem Night Club
Nude Young Dancer
Young Prostitute
To a Black Dancer in "The Little Savoy"
Song for a Banjo Dance
Blues Fantasy
Lenox Avenue: Midnight

DREAM VARIATIONS
Dream Variation
Winter Moon
Poème d'Automne
Fantasy in Purple
March Moon
Joy

THE NEGRO SPEAKS OF RIVERS
The Negro Speaks of Rivers
Cross
The Jester
The South
As I Grew Older
Aunt Sue's Stories
Poem

BLACK PIERROT
A Black Pierrot
Harlem Night Song
Songs to the Dark Virgin
Ardella
Poem
When Sue Wears Red
Pierrot

WATER-FRONT STREETS
Water-Front Streets
A Farewell
Long Trip
Port Town
Sea Calm
Caribbean Sunset
Young Sailor
Seascape
Natcha
Sea Charm
Death of an Old Seaman

SHADOWS IN THE SUN
Beggar Boy
Troubled Woman
Suicide's Note
Sick Room
Soledad
To the Dark Mercedes of "El Palacio de Amor"
Mexican Market Woman
After Many Springs
Young Bride
The Dream Keeper
Poem

OUR LAND
Our Land
Lament for Dark Peoples
Afraid
Poem
Summer Night
Disillusion
Danse Africaine
The White Ones
Mother to Son
Poem
Epilogue

Alphabetical List of Titles
Alphabetical List of First Lines

Brief Description:
"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 invokes 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 Variations," ringing with joyfulness, to the "Epilogue," which mimics Walt Whitman in its opening line, "I, too, sing America," Hughes writes clearly and colorfully, and his words remain prophetic and relevant today"--

Jacket Description/Back:
A shining star of the Harlem Renaissance movement, Langston Hughes--a poet, novelist, and playwright--was one of the most revered African American writers. His first published collection of poems, The Weary Blues, was a tour de force upon its release. Over ninety years later, it remains critically acclaimed and still evokes a fresh, contemporary feeling.

The title poem, "The Weary Blues," influenced by the dialect and rhythm of blues, weaves pain and suffering into haunting melodic prose. "Dream Variation" rings with joyfulness amid oppression. "Epilogue" mimics Walt Whitman in its opening line, "I, too, sing America," proclaiming that the United States will someday fulfill its promise of equality. A powerful reflection of the Black experience, Hughes's words remain prophetic and relevant.

Publisher Marketing:
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.

Author: Hughes, Langston
Publisher: Dover Publications
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: 2022-01-24
BISAC: Poetry / African American & Black|History / African American & Black|Poetry / American
Subjects: African Americans|Poetry
Weight: 0.15 lbs
ISBN: 9780486849010
ASIN: -
SKU: SP-9780486849010