{"product_id":"understanding-august-wilson-paperback","title":"Understanding August Wilson - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary L. Bogumil\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAssesses the contributions of the award-winning African American dramatist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAugust 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. This revised edition of \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding August Wilson\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary L. Bogumil argues that Wilson gave voice to disfranchised and marginalized African Americans who were promised a stake in the American dream but find their access blocked. The author maintains that Wilson wished 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. Bogumil explains that the playwright's work both perpetuates and subverts the tradition of American drama in order to expose the distinct differences between white American and African American experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluded here are a revised introduction; revised chapters on Ma \u003ci\u003eRainey's Black Bottom, Fences, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, The Piano Lesson, Two Trains Running, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSeven Guitars;\u003c\/i\u003e and new chapters on \u003ci\u003eKing Hedley II, Jitney, Gem of the Ocean, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRadio Golf.\u003c\/i\u003e In addition the volume contains material from interviews with seminal figures in Wilson's personal and professional life: dramaturg Todd Kriedler; Penumbra Theater's co-founder and director Lou Bellamy; and Wilson's friend of forty years, late poet Chawley P. Williams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn assessment of the contributions of the award-winning African American dramatist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary L. Bogumil\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of English at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, holding a dual appointment in the Departments of English and Theatre. Her previous scholarship on African American literature has appeared in \u003ci\u003eCollege English, Theatre Journal, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Semiotics, \u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eCambridge Companion to August Wilson.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 221\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 11, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42714697138239,"sku":"9781570039799","price":55.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/4c7091107a72b7548a97f94f78280803.webp?v=1765069031","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/understanding-august-wilson-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}