August Wilson : A Casebook

ISBN-13: 9780815336341 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 280 str.

Marilyn Elkins

Opis

The only African-American playwright to win the Pulitzer Prize twice, Wilson has yet to receive the critical attention that he merits. With 12 original essays, this volume aims to provide a thorough introduction to his body of work. It investigates such thematic, artistic, and ideological concerns as his use of the South and the black human body as metaphors; his collaboration with Lloyd Richards; the influence of the blues, Baraka, Bearden, Borges, and Fugard on his work; his creative method; and his treatment of African-American family life. Highlights of the collection are the contributions from noted scholars and an interview with the playwright himself.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 August Wilson and the Four B’s, Mark William Rocha; Chapter 2 Wilson and Fugard, Joanne Gordon; Chapter 3 The B b Burden, Eileen Crawford; Chapter 4 August Wilson’s Folk Traditions, Trudier Harris; Chapter 5 Ghosts from “Down There”, Patricia Gantt; Chapter 6 Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Pamela jean Monaco; Chapter 7 Approaches to Africa, Gunilla Theander Kester; Chapter 8 Ma Rainey and the Boyz, Kim Marra; Chapter 9 Developing His Song, Joan Fishman; Chapter 10 Subtle Imposition, Sandra G. Shannon; Chapter 11 Seven Guitars: August Wilson’s Economy of Blues, David L. G. Arnold; Chapter 12 Alternatives … Opposites … Convergences, Richard Pettengill; Chapter 13 The Historical Perspective, Richard Pettengill;

O autorze

Marilyn Elkins