The literature they wrote ranged in subject, but race and racial identity was one of the common themes that many Harlem Renaissance authors wrote about. ... His poem "if we must die" was published in 1919 and was one of the very first poems initiating the tone, subject, and matter of the literary movement. ...
Second, the major theme of theme of this novel parallels with teenager's mental dilemmas. ... However, the aspects of the book, pertaining to US history, and the teenager's mindset to find true identity and love allows this novel to be in the literary scene of high schools and an American. Therefore, it is inevitable that Their Eyes were Watching God should retain its position in the popular literary cannon....
A uniquely American art form, jazz traced its birth to a combination of ragtime, marching band music, and the blues. " The spontaneity and excitement of the music produced by black artists 'riffing' on old blues and classical themes found a ready outlet in the New York of the post-war era."... During the 1920s, an explosion of literary and artistic innovation, remembered forever after as the Harlem Renaissance, made a neighborhood in Manhattan one of the most important cultural centers in America. ... The diverse literary expression of the Harlem Renaissance ranged from Langston Hugh...
Amaris Baxter Langston Hughes; "Mother to Son" 1) 1930's; Realism 2) Biographical Theory of Criticism 3) Post-structural Theory of Criticism Through the literary works of Langston Hughes, it is clear to see that he uses his own style and language to portray realistic traits. ... The theme of "Mother to Son" is that life is not easy. ...
Common themes of the Harlem Renaissance included "twoness" first introduced by W.E.B. ... The Harlem Renaissance wasn't just a literary movement: it included racial consciousness, "the back to Africa" movement led by Marcus Garvey, racial integration, the explosion of music particularly jazz, spirituals and blues, painting, dramatic revues, and others (Reuben 2). ... Countee Cullen was conservative writer: he did not ignore racial themes, but based his works on the models of 19th-century Romantic poets, especially Keats, and often used the traditional sonnet form. After the 1930'...
(redhotjazz.com) This book made him known among literary people. ... While very remorseful about his place in society as a black man, Hughes still managed to convey a theme of hope that is still expressed every time his works are read to this day....
