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Description Title Fine clothes to the Jew / by Langston Hughes. Creator Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967. Contributor 14:Van Vechten, Carl,--1880-1964--Bookplate.
Other articles where Fine Clothes to the Jew is discussed: Langston Hughes: …a second collection of poetry, Fine Clothes to the Jew (1927), which was criticized by some for its title and for its frankness, though Hughes himself felt that it represented another step forward in his writing.
1 de jan. de 2023 · The title of this book, “Fine Clothes To The Jew”, was common slang in Harlem, New York at the time. In essence it meant, when you needed money, you brought your best clothes to a Jewish pawnbroker where you’d get the most possible for the trade. Langston was a Black man writing about the Black experience in the 1920s.
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From the Collection: The materials are open for research. Boxes 639-667 and items in cold storage (including box 669): Restricted fragile material.
Hailed by Arnold Rampersad as " Hughes'] most brilliant book of poems," Fine Clothes to the Jew is the stunning sophomore collection of poetry that--in conjunction with The Weary Blues--solidified Langston Hughes as a literary powerhouse. Originally published in 1927, Fine Clothes to the Jew is both a continuation and extension of his previous volume of verse; continuing to utilize the rhythm ...
15 de mai. de 2024 · Title. Fine clothes to the Jew by Langston Hughes. Description. Has striped paper boards. Presentation to Fania Marinoff [Van Vechten] 15 Jan. '26 [i.e. 1927]. Extent. 1 book jacket. 19.6 x 48 cm.
15 de mai. de 2024 · Fine clothes to the Jew ... Creator Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967 Published / Created 1929 Publication Place New York : Publisher A.A. Knopf, Description 3d print., October, 1929." With manuscript notes by the author and 2 typed poems mounted on p.
