| August Wilson's Fences Contributor(s): Menson-Furr, Ladrica (Author) |
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ISBN: 0826496482 ISBN-13: 9780826496485 Publisher: Continuum OUR PRICE: $25.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2008 Annotation: Provides a guide to the political and historical context of the 1950s and to the African American cultural context. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - African American - Literary Criticism | Drama |
| Dewey: 812.54 |
| LCCN: 2008301202 |
| Series: Modern Theatre Guides |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.1" W x 7.7" (0.35 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Fences represents the decade of the 1950s, and, when it premiered in 1985, it won the Pulitzer Prize. Set during the beginnings of the civil rights movement, it also concerns generational change and renewal, ending with a celebration of the life of its protagonist, even though it takes place at his funeral. Critics and scholars have lauded August Wilson's work for its universality and its ability, especially in Fences, to transcend racial barriers and this play helped to earn him the titles of America's greatest playwright and the African American Shakespeare. |