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Understanding August Wilson  
Author: Mary L. Bogumil
ISBN: 1570032521
Format: Handover
Publish Date: June, 2005
 
     
     
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Understanding August Wilson

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Understanding August Wilson provides readers with a comprehensive view of the thematic structure of Wilson's plays, the placement of his plays within the context of American drama, and the distinctively African American experiences and traditions that Wilson dramatizes. In this critical study Mary L. Bogumil argues that Wilson gives voice to disfranchised and marginalized African Americans who have been promised a place and a stake in the American dream but find access to the rights and freedoms promised to all Americans difficult. The author maintains that Wilson not only portrays African Americans and the predicaments of American life but also sheds light on the atavistic connection African Americans have to their African ancestors. Bogumil explains that the playwright both perpetuates and subverts the tradition of American drama in order to expose the distinct differences between the white American and the African American experiences.

FROM THE CRITICS

Booknews

Playwright Wilson is known for such works as and . Bogumil (English, Southern Illinois U. at Carbondale) looks at the plays' thematic structures, the context of American drama, and the distinctively African American experiences and traditions that Wilson dramatizes. Like other volumes in the series, the intent here is to enhance readers' understanding of contemporary works. 5x7.25 Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

     



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