The award-winning playwright August Wilson used drama as a medium to write a history of twentieth-century America through the perspectives of its black citizenr
Collects a selection of the many interviews Wilson gave from 1984 to 2004. In the interviews, the playwright covers at length and in detail his plays and his ba
This essential volume provides an overview of and introduction to African American writers and literary periods from their beginnings through the 21st century.
The Decades of Modern American Playwriting series provides a comprehensive survey and study of the theatre produced in each decade from the 1930s to 2009 in eig
From legendary playwright August Wilson comes the powerful, stunning dramatic bestseller that won him critical acclaim, including the Tony Award for Best Play a