Understanding August Wilson

August Wilson counts among America's greatest playwrights-having garnered commercial success on Broadway and critical acclaim including New York Drama Critics Circle Awards, Drama Desk Awards, Tony Awards, and two Pulitzer Prizes. Mary L. Bogumil provides a comprehensive view of the thematic structure of Wilson's plays, the placement of his work within the context of American drama, and the distinctively African American experiences and traditions that he dramatizes.Bogumil argues that Wilson gives voice to marginalized African Americans who have been promised a stake in the American dream but find their access blocked. She maintains that Wilson wishes not only to portray the predicaments of African American life but also to shed light on the atavistic connection African Americans have to their African ancestors.

About the author

Mary L. Bogumil is an associate professor of English at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Her previous scholarship on African American literature has appeared in College English, Theatre Journal, and the American Journal of Semiotics.

Product details

• Authors: Mary L. Bogumil
• Publisher: Univ of south carolina press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2009
• EAN: 9781570038792
• ISBN: 978-1-57003-879-2
• No. of pages: 168
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 203 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Understanding Contemporary Ame
• Subject: Fiction > Poetry, drama