August Wilson's Pittsburgh Cycle
Critical Perspectives on the Plays
Format:Paperback
Publisher:McFarland & Co Inc
Published:14th Jan '16
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Providing a detailed study of American playwright August Wilson (1945-2005), this collection of new essays explores the development of the author's ethos across his twenty-five-year creative career--a process that transformed his life as he retraced the lives of his fellow "Africans in America." While Wilson's narratives of Pittsburgh and Chicago are microcosms of black life in America, they also reflect the psychological trauma of his disconnection with his biological father, his impassioned efforts to discover and reconnect with the blues, with Africa and with poet/activist Amiri Baraka, and his love for the vernacular of Pittsburgh.
“a clearly written, thoroughly researched, and engaging volume that will resonate with teachers, students, and artists...ideal for a classroom setting...powerfully captures Wilson’s agency as a black male writer, his brilliance as an orator, and his deeply rooted concern for the collective well-being of African Americans”—Theatre Topics.
ISBN: 9780786478002
Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
Weight: 313g
220 pages