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Winner of 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Drama Winner of 2012 Tony Award for Best Play In 1959, Lorraine Hansberrys A Raisin in the Sun energized the conversation about how Americans live together across lines of race and difference. In Reimagining A Raisin in the Sun, Rebecca Ann Rugg and Harvey Young bring together four contemporary playsincluding 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner Clybourne Parkthat, in their engagement with Hansberrys play, illuminate the tensions and anxieties that still surround neighborhood integration. Although the playsRobert OHaras Etiquette of Vigilance, Gloria Bond Clunies Living Green, Branden Jacobs-Jenkinss Neighbors, and Bruce Norriss Clybourne Parkare distinct from one another in terms of style and perspective on their predecessor, they commonly feature characters who are forced to closely examine, and sometimes revise or abandon, their ideas concerning race and their notions of social and economic justice. Above all, the plays use the lenses of neighborliness, privacy, and community to engage the large question of Americas common purpose. Each play is accompanied by an interview with the playwright about the influence of Hansberrys landmark work. The a

Author

Rebecca Ann Rugg; Harvey Young; Bruce Norris; Robert O'Hara; Gloria Bond Clunie; Branden Contenidor de (obra): Jacobs-Jenkins

Publisher

Evanston, Ill.: Northwestern University Press

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9780810128132

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Humanities