Article: "Never cross the divide": reconstructing Langston Hughes's 'Not Without Laughter.' (African-American poet and novelist)

In their discussions of the period in Langston Hughes's life during which he composed Not Without Laughter, Faith Berry and Arnold Rampersad detail the author's relationship with Mrs. Charlotte Mason - the wealthy white patron whom he called "Godmother" at her suggestion. They consider her critical influence on the early stages of the novel's development, including her recurrent use of the word propaganda in pointing out problematic sections of the work. Neither Berry nor Rampersad, however, studies the actual portions of text that were taken out of the novel under Godmother's considerable influence. Because the published product differs radically from its earlier versions, ...

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