Langston Hughes.ppt
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• Some academics believe that Hughes was homosexual and included homosexual codes in many of his poems.
His works
Poetry collections (17)
• Masterpiece:The Negro Speaks of Rivers
• Hughes had traveled to West Africa ,Europe, the Soviet Union，China and parts of the Caribbean(加勒比海）
Langston Hughes
Experiences
• After1929, Hughes traveled to During the Spanish Civil War,Hughes worked as journalist with Heimingway.
Emphasis on folk and jazz rhythms as the basis of his poetry of racial pride
Analysis of Dreams
• Dreams 梦想
Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That can not fly.
L/O/G/O
Dreams
--Langston Hughes --a modern hero (1902-1967)
Contents
1 Langston Hughes 2 His works 3 Analysis of Dreams
Langston Hughes
Ethnicity
• Langston Hughes was of African American, European American and Native American descent.
• Hughes earned a B.A. degree from Lincoln University in 1929.
Langston Hughes
Experiences
• Hughes worked various odd jobs ,like crewman,busboy, cook,journalist,etc.
• Its theme is to never give up; its moral is that giving up is equal to death.
• Hughes uses two metaphors to help the dream stay alive.
• He compares the death of a dream to a living a life like "a broken winged bird," that is, useless and without spirit or reason for living.
• The poet encourages the black people to have confidence and never to give up hope for total liberation and a better life.
L/O/G/O
Thank You!
Langston Hughes
Education
• In 1921,he studied in Columbia University majoring in engineering with his father’s financial support but quitted one year later.
Novels and short story collections(11)
• First novel:Not Without Laughter
Plays(20)
His wor百度文库s
Non-fiction books(6)
Works for children(7)
Autobiographies(2)
➢ The Big Sea ➢ I Wonder as I Wander
Literary styles
Views of the working class lives of blacks in America
Pride in the African American identity and its diverse culture
Analysis of Dreams
Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren(贫瘠的) field Frozen only with snow.
Analysis of Dreams
• This is a very brief poem, just two stanzas, eight lines long. Structurally, the poem has a simple rhyme scheme of A,B,C,B.
• Life without dreams is also compared to a barren field, lifeless, without fruit.
• From the poem, we can get the idea that if the black people have no dreams, their life is meaningless. There is no hope for the rising and liberation of the race.
His works
Poetry collections (17)
• Masterpiece:The Negro Speaks of Rivers
• Hughes had traveled to West Africa ,Europe, the Soviet Union，China and parts of the Caribbean(加勒比海）
Langston Hughes
Experiences
• After1929, Hughes traveled to During the Spanish Civil War,Hughes worked as journalist with Heimingway.
Emphasis on folk and jazz rhythms as the basis of his poetry of racial pride
Analysis of Dreams
• Dreams 梦想
Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That can not fly.
L/O/G/O
Dreams
--Langston Hughes --a modern hero (1902-1967)
Contents
1 Langston Hughes 2 His works 3 Analysis of Dreams
Langston Hughes
Ethnicity
• Langston Hughes was of African American, European American and Native American descent.
• Hughes earned a B.A. degree from Lincoln University in 1929.
Langston Hughes
Experiences
• Hughes worked various odd jobs ,like crewman,busboy, cook,journalist,etc.
• Its theme is to never give up; its moral is that giving up is equal to death.
• Hughes uses two metaphors to help the dream stay alive.
• He compares the death of a dream to a living a life like "a broken winged bird," that is, useless and without spirit or reason for living.
• The poet encourages the black people to have confidence and never to give up hope for total liberation and a better life.
L/O/G/O
Thank You!
Langston Hughes
Education
• In 1921,he studied in Columbia University majoring in engineering with his father’s financial support but quitted one year later.
Novels and short story collections(11)
• First novel:Not Without Laughter
Plays(20)
His wor百度文库s
Non-fiction books(6)
Works for children(7)
Autobiographies(2)
➢ The Big Sea ➢ I Wonder as I Wander
Literary styles
Views of the working class lives of blacks in America
Pride in the African American identity and its diverse culture
Analysis of Dreams
Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren(贫瘠的) field Frozen only with snow.
Analysis of Dreams
• This is a very brief poem, just two stanzas, eight lines long. Structurally, the poem has a simple rhyme scheme of A,B,C,B.
• Life without dreams is also compared to a barren field, lifeless, without fruit.
• From the poem, we can get the idea that if the black people have no dreams, their life is meaningless. There is no hope for the rising and liberation of the race.