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Descripción
The first African American woman to have a play professionally produced in New York City (Gold Through the Trees, in 1952), Alice Childress occupies an important but surprisingly under-recognized place in American drama. She herself rejected an emphasis on the pioneering aspects of her career, saying that "it's almost like it's an honor rather than a disgrace" and that she should "be the fiftieth and the thousandth by this point"-a remark that suggests the complexity and singularity of vision to be found in her plays. Childress worked as an actress before turning to playwriting in 1949, and she was a political activist all of her life. Spanning the 1940s to the 1960s, the plays collected here are the ones Childress herself believed were her best, and offer a realistic portrait of the racial inequalities and social injustices that characterized these decades. Her plays often feature strong-willed female protagonists whose problems bring into harsh relief the restrictions faced by African American women. This is the first volume devoted exclusively to the work of a major playwright whose impact on the American theater was profound and lasting.
Detalles
| Formato | Tapa suave |
| Número de Páginas | 272 |
| Lenguaje | Inglés |
| Editorial | Northwestern University Press |
| Fecha de Publicación | 2011-04-19 |
| Dimensiones | 8.9" x 6.0" x 0.7" pulgadas |
| Letra Grande | No |
| Con Ilustraciones | No |
Acerca del Autor
ALICE CHILDRESS (1916-1994) was a playwright, novelist, and actress. Among her best-known plays are Trouble in Mind (1955), Wedding Band (1966), and Wine in the Wilderness (1969). She is also the author of A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich, a young-adult novel that was also made into a film. KATHY A. PERKINS is a Professor Emerita of Theatre at the University of Illinois. She is the editor of Black Female Playwrights: An Anthology of Plays before 1950, Black South African Women: An Anthology of Plays, and African Women Playwrights. She is co-editor of Contemporary Plays by Women of Color and Strange Fruit: Plays on Lynching by American Women. She has been an award-winning lighting designer for productions throughout the United States, Europe, and South Africa.
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| Garantía: | 30 dias por defectos de fabrica |
| Peso: | 0.499 kg |
| SKU: | 9780810127517 |
| Publicado en Unimart.com: | 09/11/23 |
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