Research Catalog

Title

The American dream in African American, Asian American, and Hispanic American drama : August Wilson, Frank Chin, and Luis Valdez / Tsui-fen Jiang ; with a foreword by Yu-cheng Lee.

Author

Jiang, Tsui-fen, 1961-

Publication

Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2009.

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Details

Description

iii, 123 p.; 24 cm.

Subject

• Wilson, August
• Chin, Frank, 1940-
• Valdez, Luis
• Valdez, Luis
• Wilson, August
• Wilson, August, 1945-2005
• Chin, Frank, 1940-
• Valdez, Luis , 1940-
• American literature > History and criticism
• American Dream in literature
• American drama > African American authors > History and criticism
• American drama > Asian American authors > History and criticism
• American drama > Hispanic American authors > History and criticism
• 18.06 Anglo-American literature
• American drama > African American authors
• American drama > Asian American authors
• American drama > Hispanic American authors
• American literature

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction : The American dream for white Americans ; The American dream for non-whites ; Literature review and the new look ; The representatives of African American, Asian (Chinese) American, and Hispanic (Chicano) American dramas -- The American dream for African America in August Wilson's The piano lesson -- The American dream for Chinese-America in Frank Chin's The chickencoop Chinaman -- The American dream for Chicano America in Luis Valdez's Zoot Suit.

ISBN

• 9780773446564
• 0773446567

LCCN

2009026286

OCLC

• ocn419846683
• 419846683
• SCSB-1523455

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library