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Author:

Young, Patricia A., 1952-

Title:

African American women playwrights confront violence : a critical study of nine dramatists / Patricia A. Young.

Publisher:

McFarland,

Copyright Date:

c2012

Description:

vii, 192 p. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

American drama--History and criticism.--History and criticism.
American drama--History and criticism.--History and criticism.
American drama--20th century--History and criticism.
African American women--Intellectual life.
African Americans in literature.
Lynching in literature.
Race relations in literature.
Social problems in literature.
Violence in literature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-187) and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- Early African American women confront lynching -- Life stories -- The plays. Lynching dramas -- Miscegenation dramas -- Judicial system dramas -- Ida B. Wells dramas -- Patriotic dramas -- Conclusion.

Summary:

"This critical and gender-focused text scrutinizes the role of lynching dramas and social protest plays produced by African-American women"--Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

078644455X (softcover : alk. paper)
9780786444557 (softcover : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)757462048

LCCN:

2012021414

Locations:

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

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)