| A Raisin in the Sun Contributor(s): Hansberry, Lorraine (Author), Nemiroff, Robert (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0679601724 ISBN-13: 9780679601722 Publisher: Modern Library OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1995 Annotation: "Never before, the entire history of the American theater, has so much of the truth of black people's lives been seen on the stage," observed James Baldwin shortly before "A Raisin in the Sun opened on Broadway in 1959. Indeed Lorraine Hansberry's award-winning drama about the hopes and aspirations of a struggling, working-class family living on the South Side of Chicago connected profoundly with the psyche of black America--and changed American theater forever. The play's title comes from a line in Langston Hughes's poem "Harlem," which warns that a dream deferred might "dry up/like a raisin in the sun." "The events of every passing year add resonance to "A Raisin in the Sun," said "The New York Times. "It is as if history is conspiring to make the play a classic." This Modern Library edition presents the fully restored, uncut version of Hansberry's landmark work with an introduction by Robert Nemiroff. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | American - African American - Fiction - Drama | Women Authors |
| Dewey: 812.54 |
| LCCN: 95016074 |
| Series: Modern Library (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 4.94" W x 7.56" (0.49 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Catalog Heading - Language Arts - Cultural Region - Great Lakes - Cultural Region - Midwest - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest - Curriculum Strand - Language Arts - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Geographic Orientation - Illinois |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 56457 Reading Level: 5.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Never before, the entire history of the American theater, has so much of the truth of black people's lives been seen on the stage," observed James Baldwin shortly before A Raisin in the Sun opened on Broadway in 1959. Indeed Lorraine Hansberry's award-winning drama about the hopes and aspirations of a struggling, working-class family living on the South Side of Chicago connected profoundly with the psyche of black America--and changed American theater forever. The play's title comes from a line in Langston Hughes's poem "Harlem," which warns that a dream deferred might "dry up/like a raisin in the sun." "The events of every passing year add resonance to A Raisin in the Sun," said The New York Times. "It is as if history is conspiring to make the play a classic." This Modern Library edition presents the fully restored, uncut version of Hansberry's landmark work with an introduction by Robert Nemiroff. |