August Wilson's twentieth-century cycle plays : a reader's companion / Sanford Sternlicht.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sternlicht, Sanford, 1931-2021, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wilson, August--Criticism and interpretation.

Wilson, August.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

x, 118 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lubbock, Texas : Texas Tech University Press, [2015]

Summary:

"A literary guide examining the life of August Wilson and the themes, settings, and characters of his ten twentieth-century Cycle Plays"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 A Playwright's Life 3

2 Introduction to the Twentieth-Century Cycle 10

3 Gem of the Ocean 13

African American History, 1900-1909 13

Introduction 15

The Paly 15

The Characters 17

Summation 20

4 Joe Turner's Come and Gone 21

African American History, 1910-1919 21

Introduction 23

The Play 23

The Characters 26

Summation 29

5 Ma Rainey's Black Bottom 31

African American History, 1920-1929 31

Introduction 33

The Play 34

The Characters 35

Summation 38

6 The Piano Lesson 40

African American History, 1930-1939 40

Introduction 41

The Play 42

The Characters 44

Summation 47

7 Seven Guitars 48

African American History, 1940-1949 48

Introduction 50

The Play 51

The Characters 52

Summation 54

8 Fence 56

African American History, 1950-1959 56

Introduction 58

The Play 59

The Characters 61

Summation 63

9 Two Trains Running 65

African American History, 1960-1969 65

Introduction 67

The Play 68

The Characters 70

Summation 74

10 Jitney 76

African American History, 1970-1979 76

Introduction 78

The Play 79

The Character 82

Summation 85

11 King Hedley II 86

African American History, 1980-1989 86

Introduction 88

The Play 89

The Characters 91

Summation 93

12 Radio Golf 95

African American History, 1990-1999 95

Introduction 97

The Play 97

The Characters 101

Summation 103

13 Non-Cycle Plays 104.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780896729001

0896729001

OCLC:

892163364