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Title: Lillian Hellman and August Wilson

Lillian Hellman and August Wilson

Dramatizing a New American Identity

by Margaret Booker (Author)
©2003 Monographs XIV, 160 Pages
English Studies
Series: Modern American Literature, Volume 37

Summary

This book critically discusses the works of two seemingly different and unconnected playwrights, Lillian Hellman and August Wilson. By analyzing the black presence in Hellman and its counterpart white presence in Wilson, it exposes interracial boundaries and illuminates the architecture of the new American citizen through the examination of stereotypes, the revelation of sources of ongoing racial tension, and suggested solutions. Their dramas rewrite history to reflect their political activism and espouse a shared value system that demands responsible action, equitable reward, and recognition of women and African Americans as equally valuable citizens of American society.

Details

Pages
XIV, 160
Year
2003
ISBN (Hardcover)
9780820461854
Language
English
Keywords
stereotypes racial tension activism
Published
New York, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt/M., Oxford, Wien, 2003. XIV, 160 pp., 2 ill.

Biographical notes

Margaret Booker (Author)

The Author: An internationally acclaimed theatre director and founding Artistic Director of Seattle’s Intiman Theatre, Margaret Booker has received numerous awards for her work including Fulbright, Ford, and Rockefeller fellowships and recognition as a Woman of Achievement. She earned her Ph.D. in drama from Stanford University in Stanford, California, and assisted Ingmar Bergman at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm, Sweden. She co-authored Chekhov’s Major Plays with Karl Kramer, directed August Wilson’s Fences at the Beijing People’s Art Theatre, and has taught at Stanford University and the University of California, Santa Cruz.

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