Understanding Lynn Nottage / Jennifer L. Hayes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hayes, Jennifer L., author.

Series:

Understanding contemporary American literature.

Understanding Contemporary American Literature Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American drama--African American authors--History and criticism.

American drama.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (146 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Columbia, South Carolina : University of South Carolina Press, [2024]

Summary:

The first comprehensive study of the two-time Pulitzer-winning playwright Lynn Nottage is one of the leading innovators in American theater today. In settings ranging from seventeenth-century France ( Las Meninas ) to twenty-first century conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ruined) and at a Pennsylvania factory ( Sweat ), she creatively foregrounds explorations of race, gender, and class. In Understanding Lynn Nottage, Jennifer L. Hayes presents an accessible overview of Nottage's body of work to date, connecting her to other Black female playwrights and situating her in the African American literary tradition. In this character-driven study, Hayes examines how the playwright's dynamic narratives bring together diverse perspectives to address historical and contemporary issues. Hayes argues that Nottage privileges Black women's voices within vital discourse about topics such as migration, domestic terrorism, and historical erasure. This book lays essential groundwork for future study of Nottage, who will continue to be a central dramatic voice for years to come, examining social problems through complex portraits of communities struggling to balance their values with shifting societal norms.

Contents:

Cover

UNDERSTANDING LYNN NOTTAGE

Title

Copyright

Dedication

CONTENTS

SERIES EDITOR'S PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Chapter 1 An Introduction to Lynn Nottage

Chapter 2 Migration in Crumbs from the Table of Joy

Chapter 3 Humanizing Terror on the Stage in Por'Knockers and Mud, River, Stone

Chapter 4 Reclaiming a Voice from the Past in Las Meninas

Chapter 5 Marriage and Respectability in Intimate Apparel and Fabulation

Chapter 6 Sexual Trauma and Survival in Ruined

Chapter 7 Humanizing Performers in By the Way, Meet Vera Stark

Chapter 8 Anticipating the Political Divide in Sweat

Chapter 9 The Question of Values in Mlima's Tale

Conclusion: The Future Is Nottage and Elusive Justice in Clyde's

Notes

Works Cited

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

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Other Format:

Print version: Hayes, Jennifer L. Understanding Lynn Nottage

ISBN:

9781643365114