Fine Clothes to the Jew
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| Author | Langston Hughes |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Published | 1927 |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
Fine Clothes to the Jew is a 1927 poetry collection by Langston Hughes published by Alfred A. Knopf. Because it departed from sentimental depictions of African-American culture, the collection was widely criticized, especially in the Black press, when it was published.[1]
Publication and response
The title appears in the poem "Hard Luck" in the book's first section.pawn shops when they were short on money.[3]
The collection was Hughes' least successful in terms of both sales and critical reception.[4] However, his first work The Weary Blues and this collection made his reputation.[5] Biographer Arnold Rampersad called it Hughes' "most brilliant book of poems."[6]
References
- ISBN 978-0-7910-8250-8
- ISBN 978-0-521-30109-1
- ISBN 978-0-87067-937-7
- ^ Rampersad, Arnold (1986). Langston Hughes's Fine Clothes to the Jew. Callaloo, No. 26, Winter, 1986
- ^ Stewart, Jeffrey C (July 3, 1983). Uptown: the bard of urban. Los Angeles Times
- ISBN 978-0-19-514642-4
External links
- Full text of Fine Clothes to the Jew at HathiTrust Digital Library
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