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1、美国名人诗人、小说家和剧作家兰斯顿休斯11.angstonHughes,1902-1967:ThePoeticVoiceofAfricanAmericansplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-18:26repeatByCynthiaKirk2008-4-5VOICEONE:mMaryTillotson.VOICETWO:AndmSteveEmberwiththeVOASpecialEnglishprogram,PEOPLEINAMERICA.Today,wetellaboutwriterLangstonHughes,whohasbeencalledthepoetvoiceof

2、AfricanAmericans.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:1.angstonHughes1.angstonHughesisusuallythoughtofasapoet.Buthealsowrotenovels,playszshortstories,essays,autobiographies,newspapercolumns,childrensbooks,andthewordstooperas.HealsotranslatedintoEnglishtheworksofforeignpoets.Hugheswasoneofthefirstblackwriterswhocouldsupp

3、orthimselfbyhiswritings.Heispraisedforhisabilitytosaywhatwasimportanttomillionsofblackpeople.Hughesproducedahugeamountofworkduringhislifetime.Healsohasinfluencedtheworkofmanyotherwriters.Hewroteforalmostfiftyyears.VOICETWO:1.angstonHugheswasfamousforhisdescriptionsofblackAmericanlife.Heusedhisworkto

4、praisehispeopleandvoicehisconcernsaboutraceandsocialinjustice.Hisworkisknownallaroundtheworldandhasbeentranslatedintomanylanguages.Hughesspoetryhadseriousmessages.Heoftenwroteaboutracialissues,describinghispeopleinarealisticway.AlthoughhisstorywasnotOftenpleasant,hetolditwithunderstandingandwithhope

5、.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:1.angstonHugheswasborninJoplinzMissouri,innineteen-oh-two.Hisparentswereseparated.HespentmostofhischildhoodwithhisgrandmotherinLawrence,Kansas.Shetoldhimstoriesabouttheirfamilyandtheirfighttoendslavery.Herstorytellingfilledhimwithprideinhimselfandhisrace.Hefirstbegantowritepoetrywhe

6、nhewaslivingwithher.Whenhewasfourteen,hemovedtoCleveland,Ohio,tostaywithhismotherandhernewhusband.HeattendedCentralHighSchoolinCleveland,Ohio.LangstonwasnamedClassPoetoneyear.Hepublishedhisfirstshortstorieswhilehewasstillinhighschool.VOICETWO:1.angstonHughesstruggledwithafeelingoflonelinesscausedbyh

7、isparentsdivorce.Hedevelopedaloveofreadingbooksasawaytodealwiththelackoftimehisparentsspentwithhim.Hisloveforreadinggrewintoadesiretowrite.Hewantedtoreproducethepowerfuleffectotherwritershadmadeuponhim.AmongtheearlyinfluencesonhiswritingwerepoetsWaltWhitman,CarlSandburgandPaulLawrenceDunbar.A代ergrad

8、uatingfromhighschoolinnineteentwenty,LangstonmovedtoMexicoCitytolivewithhisfatherforoneyear.HisfatherhadmovedtheretoescaperacisminAmerica.Hisfatherdidnotoffermuchwarmthtohisson.Yet,LangstonturnedthepaincausedbyhisfamilyproblemsintooneofhismostfamouspoemszTheNegroSpeaksofRivers.Inthispoem,hespeaksoft

9、hestrengthandprideofblackpeopleinancientAfricancivilizationsandinAmerica.(SOUND:TheNegroSpeaksofRivers)VOICEONE:1.angstonHugheslearnedalotaboutrace,andaboutsocialandeconomicconditionswhilehewasinMexico.HisabilitytospeakSpanishandhisbrownskinoftenmadeiteasyforhimtoappeartobeanative.Manyofhisworks,inc

10、ludingaplayforchildren,dealwithhisdaysinMexico.DuringthetimehestayedwithhisfatherinMexico,Langstonwrotemanypoemsbecausehewasalwaysunhappy.Heoncesaidthatheusuallycreatedhisbestworkwhenhewasreallynothappy.1.angstonhadatroubledrelationshipwithhisfatherfromwhichheneverrecoveredfully.Hisfatherdidnotthink

11、hecouldearnalivingasawriter.Hismother;however,recognizedhisneedtobeapoet.VOICETWO:1.angstonsfatheragreedtopayforhiscollegeeducationatColumbiaUniversityinNewYorkCityzifhestudiedengineering.LangstonarrivedinNewYorkwhenhewasnineteenyearsold.AttheendofthatfirstyearatColumbia,heleftschool,brokewithhisfat

12、her,andbegantraveling.Travelingwasalifelonglovethatwouldtakehimthroughouttheworldbeforehedied.Innineteentwenty-two,HughestookajobonashipandsailedtoAfrica.HewouldlatersailtoFrance,Russia,SpainandItaly.Hewrotepoemsandshortstoriesduringhistravels.Hisexperienceswhiletravelinggreatlyinfluencedhiswork.Hes

13、entafewofhiswritingsbackhome.Theywerepublished,whichhelpedestablishhimasaprofessionalwriter.FinancialproblemsendedHughesstravels.HetriedtofindworkonashipsohecouldreturntotheUnitedStates.ButinItaly,hehadproblemsfindingworkonashipbecausehewasblack.Inthepoem,I,Too,henotedthattheAmericancolorlineevenrea

14、chedallthewayoverthere.(SOUND:I,Too)VOICEONE:Innineteentwenty-four,LangstonHughesreturnedtotheUnitedStatestolivewithhismotherinWashington,D.C.ThepoetVachelLindsayateinahotelwhereHugheswasworking.HughesputsomepoemshehadwrittennexttoLindsaysdinnerplate.Lindsaygaveapoetryreadinglaterthatnight.Hereadsom

15、eofHughesspoetry,too.NewspapersacrossthecountrywroteaboutLindsayspoetryreading.Hughesbecameknownasanewblackpoet.AyearlateHughesreturnedtoNewYork.Throughtheyearshelivedinmanyplaces,butalwayscamebacktoNewYorksHarlemarea.HarlemwasthecenterofblacklifeinNewYorkCity.Hughesscreativitywasinfluencedbyhislife

16、inHarlem.VOICETWO:1.angstonHughesreturnedtoNewYorkduringaperiodcalledtheHarlemRenaissance.Ittookplaceduringthenineteentwentiesandthirties.TheHarlemRenaissancewasaperiodofgreatartisticcreativityamongblackpeople.Forthefirsttime,blackartisticexpressionwasbeingwidelyrecognized.Hughesbecamefriendswithothergreatblackwritersofthetime,suchasClaudeMcKay,CounteeCullenandZoraNealHurston.Theyhopedthat