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The Theatre Of August Wilson

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Subject: Drama, Theater / History & Criticism Item Height: 0.6 in Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Item Weight: 14.9 Oz height: 0.6 in Number of Pages: 232 Pages width: 5.5 in Series: Critical Companions Ser. Type: Textbook Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Performing Arts Item Length: 8.5 in Author: Alan Nadel Publication Name: Theatre of August Wilson ISBN: 9781472530486 Format: Hardcover Book Title: The Theatre Of August Wilson Publication Year: 2018 Item Width: 5.5 in Language: English

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The Theatre Of August Wilson. Number of Pages: 232. Publication Date: 2018-05-17. Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE ) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title: The Theatre Of August Wilson ISBN13: 9781472530486 ISBN10: 1472530489 Author: Nadel, Alan (Author), Wetmore Jr, Kevin J. (Editor), Lonergan, Patrick (Editor) Description: The First Comprehensive Study Of August Wilson's Drama Introduces The Major Themes And Motifs That Unite Wilson's Ten-Play Cycle About African American Life In Each Decade Of The Twentieth Century Framed By Wilson's Life Experiences And Informed By His Extensive Interviews, This Book Provides Fresh, Coherent, Detailed Readings Of Each Play, Well-Situated In The Extant Scholarship It Also Provides An Overview Of The Cycle As A Whole, Demonstrating How It Comprises A Compelling Interrogation Of American Culture And Historiography Keenly Aware Of The Musical Paradigms Informing Wilson's Dramatic Technique, Nadel Shows How Jazz And, Particularly, The Blues Provide The Structural Mechanisms That Allow Wilson To Examine Alternative Notions Of Time, Property, And Law Wilson's Improvisational Logics Become Crucial To Expressing His Notions Of Black Identity And Resituating The Relationship Of Literal To Figurative In The African American Community The Final Two Chapters Include Contributions By Scholars Harry J Elam, Jr And Donald E Pease Binding: Hardcover, Hardcover Publisher: Methuen Drama Publication Date: 2018-05-17 Dimensions: 0.8'' H x 8.6'' L x 5.7'' W Number of Pages: 232 Language: English

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