Wayne State University Press - The Roots of African American Drama - Edited by James V. Hatch and Leo Hamalian, Foreword by George C. Wolfe

The Roots of African American Drama

Edited by James V. Hatch and Leo Hamalian
Foreword by George C. Wolfe

Paper - 9780814321423
Price: $21.95s

Published 1991
Pages: 456

Subjects: Africana Studies: Theatre, Art, and Film

Description

The Roots of African American Drama features a crucial, yet virtually ignored segment of the African American tradition, from William Wells Brown's abolitionist drama, The Escape—the earliest extant black play written in America—to Willis Rich

Published by Wayne State University Press

Author(s)

Other Books by Leo Hamalian: Lost Plays of the Harlem Renaissance, 1920-1940,

Other Books by James V. Hatch: Lost Plays of the Harlem Renaissance, 1920-1940,

Reviews

"A testimony to the roots of African-American literature and their influences on contemporary work . . . Comparisons and contrasts between the traditional canon and this new collection offer parallels that would . . . make this work a fine textbook as well. [An] essential work."

— Lou-Ann Cruther,, Daily News, Bowling Green, Kentucky