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

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Theatre of August Wilson, Hardcover by Nadel, Alan, Like New Used, Free shipp.... Of special interest is discussion of the use of jazz and blues in the plays. Th also contains essays by several other scholars. Annotation ©2018 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (). Theatre of August Wilson, Hardcover by Nadel, Alan, ISBN 1472530489, ISBN-13 9781472530486, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Wilson scholar Alan Nadel analyzes August Wilson’s ten plays about African American life in each decade of the 20th century. Nadel examines each play individually and the play cycle as a whole, highlighting themes of black identity, property, humanity, and urban renewal. Of special interest is discussion of the use of jazz and blues in the plays. Th opens with a chapter on Wilson’s life and career, his development as an artist, and his encounters with Hollywood and the American theater establishment. There is also an early chapter on African American historiography. Th also contains essays by several other scholars. Annotation ©2018 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR ()