African American Theatre: An Historical and Critical Analysis Tapa dura - 1994

Cambridge / New York: Cambridge University Press, 1994. Hardcover. VG (ex-library w/ stamps to textblock edges, ID to lower spine, internal stamps, usual markings, etc. light marks to covers.). glossy white & black printed boards. book xiii, 287 pgs. From a college library. Opening pages have instances of pencil underlining and notations, otherwise, remaining text appears clean. A nice copy. "A landmark work in the study of Black theater and drama, African American Theatre offers the first comprehensive history of a major cultural phenomenon until now too often neglected. In this fast-paced investigation, Hay seeks out the origins of Black theater in social protest, as envisioned by W.E.B. Dubois, and as a formal branch of arts theater. Divided between these opposing forces--the activist and the artistic--Black theater, Hay argues, faced conflicts of identity whose traces still haunt the medium today. African American Theatre thus offers a means of locating Black theater in the larger context of… Leer más

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hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.