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The past as present in the drama of August Wilson / Harry J. Elam, Jr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Elam, Harry Justin.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wilson, August--Criticism and interpretation.
- Wilson, August.
- Historical drama, American--History and criticism.
- Historical drama, American.
- Literature and history--United States.
- Literature and history.
- African Americans in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (308 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st pbk. ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- An indispensable guide to the dramatic work of one of America's most important contemporary playwrights.
- Contents:
- Contents
- The Overture "To Disembark"
- Introduction (W)righting History: A Meditation in Four Beats
- Chapter 1 The Music Is the Message
- Chapter 2 Fools and Babes
- Chapter 3 The Woman Question
- Chapter 4 Men of August
- Chapter 5 Ogun in Pittsburgh: Resurrecting the Spirit
- Chapter 6 The Rhetoric of Resistance by Way of Conclusion
- An Epilogue
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-279) and index.
- Description based on information from the publisher.
- ISBN:
- 0-472-02184-2
- OCLC:
- 607267813
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