TREATMENT OF DREAM THEME IN LANGSTON HUGHES POETRY

“Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before”Edgar Allen PoeLangston Hughes is one of the most legendary names in the history of modernAmerican and African-American literature. He was also called as an innovator of thenew literary form i.e Jazz Poetry. Hughes is also known for his work during themovement of 'HarlemRenaissance'. During this period, black literature began to rise inNew York City. The Harlem Renaissance was “a state of mind rather than a concretemovement or even a creative community.” (Cary. D.Wintz:1988). As an importantliterary artist and a prominent African American Voice of the 20th century during 1930his work reflected inner voice and deep anguish of the migrated black people of theAmerican society. He advocated tirelessly for civil rights, and he was a powerful voice inthe black community at a time of rampant racism and injustice. His poetry is marked withthe deferred Dream of black people. He treated dream theme very expertly in his poetry.Therefore his poetry is echoed with the word 'Dream'. The dream replicated in Hughespoetry is the mainly a dream of Negro people.