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August Wilson : a casebook / edited by Marilyn Elkins.
Van Pelt Library PS3573.I45677 Z56 2000
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LIBRA PS3573.I45677 Z56 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Garland reference library of the humanities ; vol. 1626.
- Garland reference library of the humanities. Casebooks on modern dramatists ; vol. 15.
- Garland reference library of the humanities ; vol. 1626. Casebooks on modern dramatists ; vol.15
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wilson, August--Criticism and interpretation.
- Wilson, August.
- Historical drama, American--History and criticism.
- Historical drama, American.
- African Americans in literature.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 257 pages ; 23 cm.
- Edition:
- First paperback edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Garland, 2000.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- August Wilson and the Four B's: Influences / Mark William Rocha 3
- Wilson and Fugard: Politics and Art / Joanne Gordon 17
- The B[superscript b] Burden: The Invisibility of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom / Eileen Crawford 31
- August Wilson's Folk Traditions / Trudier Harris 49
- Ghosts from "Down There": The Southernness of August Wilson / Patricia Gantt 69
- Father, Son, and Holy Ghost: From the Local to the Mythical in August Wilson / Pamela Jean Monaco 89
- Approaches to AFrica: The Poetics of Memory and the Body in Two August Wilson Plays / Gunilla Theander Kester 105
- Ma Rainey and the Boyz: Gender Ideology in August Wilson's Broadway Canon / Kim Marra 123
- Developing His Song: August Wilson's Fences / Joan Fishman 161
- Subtle Imposition: The Lloyd Richards-August Wilson Formula / Sandra G. Shannon 183
- Seven Guitars: August Wilson's Economy of Blues / David L. G. Arnold 199
- Alternatives ... Opposites ... Convergences: An Interview with Lloyd Richards / Richard Pettengill 227
- The Historical Perspective: An Interview with August Wilson / Richard Pettengill 235.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 0815336349
- OCLC:
- 43812007
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