“NOT SOUTH”: THE GREAT MIGRATION IN LANGSTON HUGHES’ “ONE-WAY TICKET”

Born in Joplin, Missouri, in 1902, Langston Hughes became the most significant personality of the New Negro Movement, later called the Harlem Renaissance. His poem “One-Way Ticket” (1949) is an ideal means for delving into the cultural milieu of the Great Migration – a pivotal moment in shaping new...

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Main Author: Adriano Elia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Udine 2018-11-01
Series:Le Simplegadi
Online Access:https://le-simplegadi.it/article/view/1096