Research Catalog
Readings on A raisin in the sun
- Title
- Readings on A raisin in the sun / Lawrence Kappel, book editor.
- Publication
- San Diego, CA : Greenhaven Press, c2001.
Items in the Library & Off-site
Filter by
1 Item
| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Book/Text | Use in library | Sc D 08-465 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Kappel, Lawrence.
- Description
- 176 p.; 22 cm.
- Series Statement
- The Greenhaven Press literary companion to American literature
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-169) and index.
- Contents
- Foreword -- Introduction -- Lorraine Hansberry : many roles in a life and career too brief -- Characters and plot -- 1. African American play -- Celebration of Black life / Steven R. Carter ; Hansberry's strategy for racial integration / Helene Keyssar ; Younger family is Black America / Julius Lester -- 2. Female aspect of the play -- Debunking the myth of the emasculating woman / Sharon Friedman ; Teachers of manly dignity and pride / Anthony Barthelemy ; Feminist perspective / Adrienne Rich -- 3. Character studies -- Walter as tragic hero / J. Charles Washington ; Beneatha's search for identity / Brenda F. Berrian ; Contrast between Lena and Ruth / Sheri Parks -- 4. Universal themes in the play -- Fatalism and idealism / David D. Cooper ; Family drama / Tom Scanlan ; Similar themes in Hansberry and O'Casey / Peter L. Hays ; Psychology of adjusting to reality / George R. Adams ; To be Black, female, and universal / Margaret B. Wilkerson -- 5. Play in various forms -- Broadway, 1959 : an honest play / Brooks Atkinson ; Comparing the 1961 film and the unfilmed screenplay / Margaret B. Wilkerson ; 1973 musical is better than the play / Clive Barnes ; 1989 video revival and the restored scenes / Robert Nemiroff.
- Call Number
- Sc D 08-465
- ISBN
- 0737703679 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9780737703672 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0737703687 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
- 9780737703689 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 99086356
- OCLC
- 43185901
- Title
- Readings on A raisin in the sun / Lawrence Kappel, book editor.
- Imprint
- San Diego, CA : Greenhaven Press, c2001.
- Series
- The Greenhaven Press literary companion to American literature
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-169) and index.
- Added Author
- Kappel, Lawrence.
- Research Call Number
- Sc D 08-465