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Casebooks on Modern Dramatists #15: August Wilson: A Casebook

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The only African American playwright to win the Pulitzer Prize twice, Wilson has yet to receive the critical attention that he merits. With 12 original essays, this volume provides a thorough introduction to his body of work.

Book News Annotation:

Paperbound reprint of a 1994 work, about which Book News wrote: With 13 original essays, this volume provides a thorough introduction to the work of Wilson, the only African American playwright to win the Pulitzer Prize twice. It investigates such thematic, artistic, and ideological concerns as his use of the South and the black human body as metaphors; his collaboration with Lloyd Richards; the influence of the blues, Baraka, Bearden, Borges, and Fugard on his work; his creative method; and his treatment of African American family life. Includes a recent interview with the great man himself.
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Synopsis:

The only African American playwright to win the Pulitzer Prize twice, Wilson has yet to receive the critical attention that he merits. With 12 original essays, this volume provides a thorough introduction to his body of work. It investigates such thematic, artistic, and ideological concerns as his use of the South and the black human body as metaphors; his collaboration with Lloyd Richards; the influence of the blues, Baraka, Bearden, Borges, and Fugard on his work; his creative method; and his treatment of African American family life. Highlights of the collection are the contributions from noted scholars and a recent interview with the playwright himself.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780815336341
Editor:
Elkins, Marilyn
Publisher:
Routledge
Editor:
Elkins, Marilyn
Author:
Elkins, Marilyn
Location:
New York
Subject:
General
Subject:
American
Subject:
Drama
Subject:
History and criticism
Subject:
Afro-americans in literature
Subject:
Historical drama, American
Subject:
African Americans in literature
Subject:
Drama -- History and criticism.
Edition Description:
Revised Paperback
Series:
Casebooks on Modern Dramatists (Hardcover)
Series Volume:
15
Publication Date:
20000331
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Language:
English
Pages:
256
Dimensions:
8.53x5.53x.59 in. .78 lbs.
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Casebooks on Modern Dramatists #15: August Wilson: A Casebook
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"Synopsis" by , The only African American playwright to win the Pulitzer Prize twice, Wilson has yet to receive the critical attention that he merits. With 12 original essays, this volume provides a thorough introduction to his body of work. It investigates such thematic, artistic, and ideological concerns as his use of the South and the black human body as metaphors; his collaboration with Lloyd Richards; the influence of the blues, Baraka, Bearden, Borges, and Fugard on his work; his creative method; and his treatment of African American family life. Highlights of the collection are the contributions from noted scholars and a recent interview with the playwright himself.
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