Theorizing black theatre

By Henry Miller

Subjects: American drama, history and criticism, 20th century, Intellectual life, African Americans, African americans in literature, Politics in literature, African Americans in literature, Civil rights in literature, American drama, african american authors, history and criticism, African American authors, Racism in literature, African American theater, History and criticism, African americans, intellectual life, American drama, History

Description: "This volume reveals a comprehensive view of the Art or Propaganda debate. Among others, this text addresses the works of Langston Hughes, W.E.B Dubois, Alain Locke, Lorraine Hansberry, Amiri Baraka, Adrienne Kennedy, Sydney Poitier, and August Wilson. Of particular note black theory collides or intersects with canonical theorists, including Aristotle, Keats, Ibsen, Nietzsche, Shaw, and O'Neill"--Provided by publisher.