The worlds of Langston Hughes : modernism and translation in the Americas / Vera M. Kutzinski.

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.
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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 (xvi, 358 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0801466253
9780801466250
1322503672
9781322503677
Language:In English.
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