The Development of Black Theater in America - by Leslie Catherine Sanders (Paperback)
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- In The Development of Black Theater in America, Leslie Sanders examines the work of the American black theater's five most productive playwrights: Willis Richardson, Randolph Edmonds, Langston Hughes, LeRoi Jones, and Ed Bullins.
- About the Author: Leslie Catherine Sanders is associate professor of Humanities and English and coordinator of writing programs at Atkinson College, York University, in North York, Ontario.
- 268 Pages
- Literary Criticism, Drama
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In The Development of Black Theater in America, Leslie Sanders examines the work of the American black theater's five most productive playwrights: Willis Richardson, Randolph Edmonds, Langston Hughes, LeRoi Jones, and Ed Bullins.
Sanders sees the history of black theater as the process of creating a "black stage reality" while at the same time transforming conventions borrowed from white European culture into forms appropriate to black artists and audiences. The author argues that only when these things were accomplished could the aim of black playwrights, often articulated as "the realistic portrayal of the Negro," be fully realized. This study also examines the changing nature of the dialogue black playwrights have held with the dominant tradition and how that dialogue has shaped their imaginations. Sanders' discussion of Richardson, Edmonds, Hughes, Jones, and Bullins provides a context for approaching the work of other black playwrights, such as James Baldwin, Lorraine Hansberry, and Owen Dodson. And her argument provides a concrete way of understanding how the context of a dominant culture influences the artistic imagination of writers not of that culture, who must come to terms with its influences and transform it into a vehicle of their own.About the Author
Leslie Catherine Sanders is associate professor of Humanities and English and coordinator of writing programs at Atkinson College, York University, in North York, Ontario.Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .61 Inches (D)
Weight: .87 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Drama
Genre: Literary Criticism
Number of Pages: 268
Publisher: LSU Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Leslie Catherine Sanders
Language: English
Street Date: August 1, 1989
TCIN: 93779485
UPC: 9780807115824
Item Number (DPCI): 247-13-2353
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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