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Author:

Bogumil, Mary L., 1955-

Title:

Understanding August Wilson / Mary Bogumil.

Edition:

Rev. ed.

Publisher:

University of South Carolina Press,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

vi, 221 p. ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Wilson, August--Criticism and interpretation.
African Americans in literature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Understanding August Wilson as an African American playwright -- Ma Rainey's black bottom: the commodification of cultural experience -- Fences: posthumous justice -- Joe Turner's come and gone: community resiliency through ritual -- The piano lesson: a chorus of expectant voices -- Two trains running: everyday scholars and philosophers in a community at the crossroads -- Seven guitars: rolling the devil's dice -- King Hedley II: community, redemption, and continuity -- Jitney: playing by the rules? -- Gem of the ocean: community, the individual and values, and the postcolonial legacy -- Radio golf: the legacy of Aunt Ester's children.

Series:

Understanding contemporary American literature

ISBN:

1570039798 (pbk : alk. paper)
9781570039799 (pbk : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)667873338

LCCN:

2010040850

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)