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The Darker Face of the Earth

by Rita Dove

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The Darker Face of the Earth, the first full-length play by Pulitzer Prize winner Rita Dove, is an Oedipal tragedy of interracial love set on a plantation in pre-Civil War South Carolina. The play has been read on Broadway, and has had full-stage productions at The Kennedy Center, The National Theatre in London, The Oregon Shakespeare Festival, among others.

Rita Doveis the author of numerous books of poetry, including the 1987 Pulitzer Prize winning collection, Thomas and Beulah.She has served as the Poet Laureate of the United States, and has been awarded both Guggenheim and NEA fellowships, as well as been the recipient of many of our nation's most prestigious literary awards. Rita Dove lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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ISBN:
9781885266941
Author:
Dove, Rita
Publisher:
Story Line Press
Location:
Ashland, Or.
Subject:
Mothers and sons
Subject:
American
Subject:
Afro-americans
Subject:
South carolina
Subject:
Slaves
Subject:
Plantation life
Subject:
Historical drama
Subject:
African Americans
Subject:
Women plantation owners
Subject:
General Drama
Copyright:
2000
Edition Number:
3
Edition Description:
Includes bibliographical references.
Series Volume:
106-421.
Publication Date:
September 2000
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
173
Dimensions:
8.94x5.97x.51 in. .60 lbs.
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