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Lost plays of the Harlem Renaissance, 1920-1940 /

0814325807

9780814325803

b415612

Lost plays of the Harlem Renaissance, 1920-1940 /

[Book]

edited by James V. Hatch and Leo Hamalian

467 pages :

illustrations ;

23 cm

African American life series

Includes bibliographical references

This compilation of sixteen plays written during the Harlem Renaissance brings together for the first time the works of Langston Hughes, George S. Schuyler, Francis Hall Johnson, Shirley Graham, and others. In the introduction, James V. Hatch sets the plays in a historical context as he describes the challenges presented to artists by the political and social climate of the time. The topics of the plays cover the realm of the human experience in styles as wide-ranging as poetry, farce, comedy, tragedy, social realism, and romance. Individual introductions to each play provide essential biographical background on the playwrights. In the continuing rediscovery of writers and works from the Harlem Renaissance, Lost Plays of the Harlem Renaissance, 1920-1940, serves as essential background for contemporary readers and is a valuable contribution to African American literary and theatrical scholarship

Lost plays of the Harlem Renaissance, 1920-1940.

9780814338339

African Americans, Drama.

American drama-- 20th century.

American drama-- African American authors.

Harlem Renaissance.

Noirs américains-- Théâtre

Théâtre américain-- 20e siècle, Literary collections

Théâtre américain-- Auteurs noirs américains, Literary collections

Hamalian, Leo.

Hatch, James V., (James Vernon),1928-

20180316113507.0

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