Preface; Introduction; The History Lesson: Authenticity and Anachronism in August Wilson's Plays; August Wilson's Burden: The Function of Neoclassical Jazz; Speaking of Ma Rainey / Talking about the Blues; Filling the Time: Reading History in the Drama of August Wilson; Boundaries, Logistics, and Identity: The Property of Metaphor in Fences and Joe Turner? Come and Gone; Ghosts on the Piano: August Wilson and the Representation of Black American History; American History as "Loud Talking" in Two Trains Running; Romare Bearden, August Wilson, and the Traditions of African Performance
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This stimulating collection of essays, the first comprehensive critical examination of the work of two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson, deals individually with his five major plays and also addresses issues crucial to Wilson's canon: the role of history, the relationship of African ritual to African American drama, gender relations in the African American community, music and cultural identity, the influence of Romare Bearden's collages, and the politics of drama. The collection includes essays by virtually all the scholars who have currently published on Wilson a
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May all your fences have gates.
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0877454280
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Wilson, August-- Criticism and interpretation
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
African Americans in literature
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Historical drama, American-- History and criticism