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African American Dramatists An A-to-Z Guide

Emmanuel S. Nelson

Book Code: GR2233

ISBN: 0-313-32233-3

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32233-4

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544 pages, n/a

Greenwood Press

Publication: 10/30/2004

List Price: $95.00 (UK Sterling Price: £54.95)

Availability: In Stock

Media Type: Hardcover

Also Available: Ebook

Trim Size: 7 x 10

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Reviews:

This compilation is current and offers a complete roll call of playwrights well known and obscure, creating a breathtaking view of black playwrights in America and their contributions to American theater. Recommended. General and academic readers.
—Choice May 2005
[T]he interest that will be generated by this excellent guide ... should bring much valuable work to the attention of theatrical producers across the English-speaking world.
—Reference Reviews July 2005
The variety of entries provides a historical perspective of African-American theater by including artists like Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson, who performed in local churches and community halls in the late 1800s, to current award-winning Broadway artists such as Suzan-Lori Parks....[t]hese up-to-date narratives are readable and engaging, providing important critical analysis for students, particularly for lesser-known artists now finding their place in history.
—School Library Journal April 2005
[C]lear and readable....[b]ecause of its inclusion of harder-to-find writers and its single-volume convenience, it is recommended for academic and public libraries.
—Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin March 1, 2005

Description: African American dramatists have made enormous contributions to the theater and their works are included in numerous editions and anthologies. Some of the most popular plays of the 20th century have been written by African Americans, and high school students and undergraduates study their works. But for all their popularity and influence, African American playwrights have received less critical attention than poets and novelists. This reference offers thorough critical assessments of more than 60 African American dramatists from the 19th century to the present. Included are alphabetically arranged entries on such playwrights as Ira Aldridge, James Baldwin, Arna Bontemps, Ed Bullins, Zora Neale Hurston, Willis Richardson, and Richard Wright. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and provides a biography, a discussion of major works and themes, a survey of the dramatist's critical reception, and primary and secondary bibliographies. The volume closes with a selected, general bibliography.

LC Card Number: 2004052652

LCC Class: PS338

Dewey Class: 812

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