The Worlds of Langston Hughes : Modernism and Translation in the Americas /

The Worlds of Langston Hughes : Modernism and Translation in the Americas /

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The poet Langston Hughes was a tireless world traveler and a prolific writer, translator, and editor. Translations of his own writings traveled even more widely than he did, earning him adulation throughout Europe, Asia, and especially the Americas. This study contends that, for writers who are part...

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Main Author: Kutzinski, Vera M., 1956- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2012.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Hughes, Langston > 1902-1967
Hughes, Langston, > 1902-1967
Hughes, Langston, > 1902-1967 > Appreciation.
Hughes, Langston, > 1902-1967 > Traductions > Histoire et critique.
Hughes, Langston, > 1902-1967 > Translations > History and criticism.
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Rezeption
Translations.
Modernism (Literature)
Art appreciation.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > African American.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Poetry.
Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers.
Literature: history and criticism.
Literature and literary studies.
Modernisme (Litterature) > Amerique.
Modernism (Literature) > America.
America.
Anthologies.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
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Summary:The poet Langston Hughes was a tireless world traveler and a prolific writer, translator, and editor. Translations of his own writings traveled even more widely than he did, earning him adulation throughout Europe, Asia, and especially the Americas. This study contends that, for writers who are part of the African diaspora, translation is more than just a literary practice: it is a fact of life and a way of thinking.
Physical Description:1 online resource: illustrations
ISBN:9780801466250
Access:Open Access

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