Remediating Jazz: An analysis of Hughes’ “The Weary Blues”

Abstract

Although much has been published about Langston Hughes and jazz poetry, few studies have researched how exactly jazz is incorporated into poetry. By reviewing the existing research, adding theories to this knowledge, and analysing Hughes’ “The Weary Blues” with an interdisciplinary approach, this study will show how Hughes remediates jazz music by using jazz-related intertext, form, and