An edition of Theorizing black theatre
(2011)
Theorizing black theatre
art versus protest in critical writings, 1898-1965
by Henry Miller
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"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.
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African Americans in literature, African American theater, History and criticism, American drama, Racism in literature, African American authors, Intellectual life, Civil rights in literature, African Americans, Politics in literature, History, American drama, african american authors, history and criticism, American drama, history and criticism, 20th century, African americans, intellectual life, African americans in literaturePlaces
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Theorizing black theatre: art versus protest in critical writings, 1898-1965
2011, McFarland & Co.
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0786459379 9780786459377
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Table of 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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-265)and index.
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