August Wilson: A Casebook (Revised); Editor: Elkins, Marilyn; Paperback

Editor: Elkins, Marilyn
Revised Edition Series#:15; Casebooks on Modern Dramatists (Hardcover); Paperback
376 pages
Published: May 2000
Taylor & Francis Inc
ISBN: 0815336349

The only African American playwright to win the Pulitzer Prize twice, Wilson has yet to receive the critical attention that he merits. With 12 original essays, this volume provides a thorough introduction to his body of work. It investigates such thematic, artistic, and ideological concerns as his use of the South and the black human body as metaphors; his collaboration with Lloyd Richards; the influence of the blues, Baraka, Bearden, Borges, and Fugard on his work; his creative method; and his treatment of African American family life. Highlights of the collection are the contributions from noted scholars and a recent interview with the playwright himself.An introduction to the work of August Wilson, the only African-American playwright to win the Pulitzer Prize twice. The 12 essays introduce his body of work and investigate concerns such as his use of the black human body as a metaphor and his treatment of African-American family life.