Langston Hughes

nullLangston Hughes (1902-1967) 兰斯顿·休斯 Langston Hughes (1902-1967) 兰斯顿·休斯 By 周敏婕P505倒数第三行Multiethnic LiteratureMultiethnic LiteratureMainstream American literature: Anglo-American literature Multiethnic Literature African American literature American Indian (or Native American ) literature Asian American literature Spanish-American literature Harlem Renaissance 哈莱姆文艺复兴运动Harlem Renaissance 哈莱姆文艺复兴运动A new upsurge of African American literature in the 1920s: the Harlem Renaissance (哈莱姆文艺复兴) Theme: to search for their own lives and values, to get the same attention as well as the whites. Representatives: Claude McKay, Langston Hughes, Jean Toomer, Countee Cullen. African American poetry became an indispensable part of American literature Brief introduction of Langston HughesBrief introduction of Langston HughesJames Mercer Langston Hughes兰斯顿.休斯, (February 1, 1902 – May 22, 1967) was an American poet, novelist, playwright, short story writer, and columnist. He was one of the earliest innovators of the new literary art form jazz poetry. Hughes is best-known for his work during the Harlem Renaissance（哈雷姆文艺复兴）.He is also best known for what he wrote about the Harlem Renaissance ,“Harlem was in vogue.（哈雷姆在流行）"LifeLifeHe was born in Joplin, Missouri, in 1902. He travelled in Europe and Africa, lived in Mexico, Paris, Italy and the Soviet Union. He died of complications from prostate cancer in May 22, 1967, in New York. nullLangston HughesHughes in 1923Hughes in 1928 while attending Lincoln UniversityFormer residence Works [ Writing period 1926-1964 ] Works [ Writing period 1926-1964 ] His autobiographies Not Without Laughter 《并非没有笑声》(1930) The Big Sea 《大海》(1940) I Wonder As I Wander 《漫游于畅想》 (1956) Some of his poetries Some of his poetries The Weary Blues 《疲惫的蓝调》（1926） Fine Clothes to the Jew 《漂亮衣服的犹太人》(1927) The Dream Keeper and Other Poems 《梦想管理员和其他诗》 （1932） Let America Be America Again《让美国再次成为美国》(1938 ) Shakespeare in Harlem《莎士比亚在哈姆雷》( 1942) Me and the Mule 《我和骡子》 Poet laureate 桂冠诗人 Negro Speaks of Rivers 黑人谈河流 Negro Speaks of Rivers 黑人谈河流 I've known rivers: I've known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in human rivers. My soul has grown deep like the rivers. I bathed in the Euphrates when dawns were young. I built my hut near the Congo and it lulled me to sleep. I looked upon the Nile and raised the pyramids above it. I heard the singing of the Mississippi when Abe Lincoln went down to New Orleans, and I've seen its muddy bosom turn all golden in the sunset. I've known rivers: Ancient, dusky rivers. My soul has grown deep like the rivers. Negro Speaks of Rivers 黑人谈河流 Negro Speaks of Rivers 黑人谈河流 河，我懂 它与天地同老,它与血脉同龄 我的灵魂，恰似河深 幼发拉底河里,我畅游在年轻的黎明 刚果国里,有我的房屋 诱我熟睡，给我安身 尼罗河畔,我久久沉凝 我举起金字塔挂在天空 新奥尔良迎来了林肯 那一刻我听到了 密西西比河的歌声 泥泞的河床 在落日余辉里尽射出光明 河，我懂 古老而又朦胧 我的灵魂，恰似河深 Dreams 梦想 Dreams 梦想 Hold fast to dreams 紧紧抓住梦想， For if dreams die 梦想若是消亡 Life is a broken-winged bird 生命就象鸟儿折了翅膀 That can never fly. 再也不能飞翔 Hold fast to dreams 紧紧抓住梦想， For when dreams go 梦想若是消丧 Life is a barren field 生命就象贫瘠的荒野， Frozen only with snow 雪覆冰封，万物不再生长 Dreams 梦想 Dreams 梦想 Langston wrote about dreams, using little words and few sentences, giving hope to those facing their harsh times, and burning a candle in the darkness of their life. The dream is the water we drink to survive, the medicine we get to cure and the future we want to rich. If we look far we go far but if we stick looking under our feet we will end and no one will know that we existed. His styleHis styleUnlike other notable black poets of the period, Hughes refused to differentiate between his personal experience and the common experience of black America, he wanted to tell the stories of his people in ways that reflected their actual culture, including both their suffering and their love of music, laughter and language itself. He would also use humor, loneliness, and despair, to imitate the sound of blues and jazz music with words. ConclusionConclusionLangston Hughes , a remarkable American black poet , was one of the most important writers and thinkers of the Harlem Renaissance. Through his poetry, he condemned racialism and injustice of the ruling whites , while singing the praises of black life and culture , by which he tried to awaken the black people and their sense of pride. His works had a great impact upon the Civil Right Movement in which the blacks strived for the freedom and equality.ThanksThanks