August Wilson's Pittsburgh cycle : critical perspectives on the plays / edited by Sandra G. Shannon.

Other author Shannon, Sandra Garrett, 1952- editor.
Format Book
PublicationJefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
Descriptionviii, 211 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents "The emancipated century": Remapping History, Reclaiming MEmory in August Wilson's Dramatic Landscapes of the 20th Century / Joyce Hope Scott -- "A Big Bend There, A Tree by the Shore": Situated Identity in The Janitor / Jacqueline Zeff -- Two Trains Running: Bridging Diana Taylor's "Rift" and Narrating Manning Marable's "Living History" / Sarah Saddler and Paul Bryant-Jackson -- World War II History/history: Essential Contexts in Seven Guitars / Ellen Bonds -- The Use of Stereotype and Archetype in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom / Michael Downing -- Gem of the Ocean's Fugitive Movements / Isaiah Matthew Wooden -- Reclaiming the Mother: Women, Documents and the Condition of the Mother in Gem of the Ocean and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom / Jesslyn Collins-Frohlich -- A Century Lacking Progress: The Fractured Community in Gem of the Ocean and King Hedley II / Christopher B. Bell -- "He Gonna Give Me My Ham": The Use of Food as a Symbol for Social Justice / Psyche Williams-Forson -- Resurrecting "Phantom Limb[s] of the Dismembered Slave and God": Unveiling the Africanisms in Gem of the Ocean / Artisia Green -- Epiphany and the "Drama of Souls" / Owen Seda -- Conjuring Africa in August Wilson's Plays / Connie Rapoo -- Re-Evaluating the Legacy of the Ten-Play Cycle / Susan C.W. Abbotson --
Abstract "Providing a detailed portrait of American playwright August Wilson (1945-2005), this collection of new essays explores the development of the author's ethos across his twenty-year creative career."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/formCriticism, interpretation, etc.
LCCN 2015038585
ISBN9780786478002 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
ISBN0786478004 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
ISBN(electronic book)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks PS3573.I45677 Z575 2016 ✔ Available Place Hold