TY  - BOOK
AU  - Susanna Bösch
PY  - 1997
CY  - Berlin, Germany
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
TI  - «Sturdy Black Bridges» on the American Stage
T2  - The Portrayal of Black Motherhood in Selected Plays by Contemporary African American Women Playwrights
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1082743
N2  - This study takes a closer look at the African American mother (grandmother) and her portrayal in selected plays by Black women playwrights. The introductory chapters discuss stereotypes, the historical importance of Black motherhood and the Black woman's place in African American theater. Then follows a discussion of contemporary writers, namely Pearl Cleage, J.e Franklin, P.J. Gibson, Kim Hines, Lee Hunkins, Aishah Rahman and Ntozake Shange and ten of their plays. The goal was to choose mostly unknown writers and so most of the information about the writers is based on personal interviews which are added in an appendix. Each playwright has her own experience, vision, concerns and style. There are thematic and stylistic tendencies which, however, should not be generalized.
LA  - English
ER  -