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August Wilson's Fences (Modern Theatre Guides) by Menson-Furr, Ladrica; is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is August Wilson's Fences (Modern Theatre Guides) about?
Fences represents the decade of the 1950s, and, when it premiered in 1985, it won the Pulitzer Prize. Set during the beginnings of the civil rights movement, it also concerns generational change and renewal, ending with a celebration of the life of its protagonist, even though it takes place at his funeral. Critics and scholars have lauded August Wilson's work for its universality and its ability, especially in Fences, to transcend racial barriers and this play helped to earn him the titles of ""America's greatest playwright"" and ""the African American Shakespeare.""
Who reads August Wilson's Fences (Modern Theatre Guides)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Menson-Furr, Ladrica;
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781623566975
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Literary Criticism, Performing Arts, Literary Fiction
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