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Reading Contemporary African American Drama

Fragments of History, Fragments of Self

Reading Contemporary African American Drama( )
Series edited by: Thompson, Carlyle V.
Editor: Harris, Trudier
Larson, Jennifer
Series title:African-American Literature and Culture Ser.
ISBN:978-0-8204-8886-8
Publication Date:Apr 2007
Publisher:Peter Lang AG International Academic Publishers
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $44.00
Book 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...
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