英语文学（广东外语外贸大学）Week 5.pptxVIP

Lecture 5Theme for English BLangston HughesJames Mercer Langston Hughes was born February 1, 1902, in Joplin, Missouri (乔普林，密苏里). Hughes was an?American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist. He was one of the earliest innovators of the then-new literary art form jazz poetry. Hughes is best known for his work during the Harlem Renaissance. He famously wrote about the period that Harlem was in vogue.??Langston HughesJazz poetry? —is poetry that “demonstrates?jazz-like rhythm or the feel of improvisation”. —Freedom in formHarlem Renaissance?The?Harlem Renaissance, a cultural, social, and artistic explosion that took place in?Harlem, New York, spanned the 1920s. During the time, it was known as the “New Negro Movement”. The Harlem Renaissance was considered to be a rebirth of African American arts.