In this essay I analyze the thematic and structural influence of blues and jazz on some representative poems from The Weary Blues, Fine Clothes to the Jew, Fields of Wonder and Montage of a Dream Deferred. My focus is on illustrating the technical and linguistic strategies adopted by Hughes to recreate a musical atmosphere, to suggest the rhythm and mood of the music and to render the oral vernacular tradition of the blues in literary form. The poems selected for consideration are about the experience of listening to a musical performance and the significance of music for the African American community.
‘Trouble Mellows to a Golden Note’: Blues and Jazz in the Poetry of Langston Hughes
FARRANT, Winifred
2007-01-01
Abstract
In this essay I analyze the thematic and structural influence of blues and jazz on some representative poems from The Weary Blues, Fine Clothes to the Jew, Fields of Wonder and Montage of a Dream Deferred. My focus is on illustrating the technical and linguistic strategies adopted by Hughes to recreate a musical atmosphere, to suggest the rhythm and mood of the music and to render the oral vernacular tradition of the blues in literary form. The poems selected for consideration are about the experience of listening to a musical performance and the significance of music for the African American community.
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