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Title

Theorizing black theatre : art versus protest in critical writings, 1898-1965 / Henry D. Miller ; foreword by James V. Hatch.

Author

Miller, Henry (Henry D.)

Publication

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2011.

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Additional Authors

Hatch, James V. (James Vernon), 1928-2020

Description

viii, 276 p.; 23 cm.

Summary

"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, Nietsche, Shaw, and O'Neill"--Provided by publisher.

Alternative Title

Theorizing black theater

Subject

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

committed to retain

Contents

Introduction -- The dawn of black dramatic theory and the art or propaganda debate goes public, 1898-1916 -- "The new negro" and the high Harlem Renaissance : core of 20th century black dramatic theory, 1917-1929 -- Black theory in the Great Depression and beyond, 1930-1949, part I -- Black theory in the Great Depression and beyond, 1930-1949, part II -- Civil rights vs. integration and the persistence of art-theatre drama, 1950-1959 -- The rise of black arts theory and the persistence of art-theatre drama, 1960-1965 -- Back to the future : conclusion.

ISBN

9780786459377 (softcover : alk. paper)
0786459379 (softcover : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2010041612

OCLC

601050341

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library