| Reading Contemporary African American Drama: Fragments of History, Fragments of Self Contributor(s): Thompson, Carlyle V. (Other), Harris, Trudier (Editor), Larson, Jennifer (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0820488860 ISBN-13: 9780820488868 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $43.56 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | American - General - Literary Criticism | American - General |
| Dewey: 812.609 |
| LCCN: 2006101456 |
| Series: African American Literature and Culture: Expanding and Explo |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.77 lbs) 223 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Contemporary African American dramatists such as Amiri Baraka, James Baldwin, August Wilson, and Suzan-Lori Parks as well as Lorraine Hansberry, Alice Childress, and Pearl Cleage find their creative inspiration in historical events from slavery to the civil rights movement. From the Emmett Till-inspired character in Baldwin's Blues for Mister Charlie to Parks's recreation of Lincoln and Booth, these playwrights show that history is the mirror that shapes the identities of African American writers and characters. |