{"product_id":"approaches-to-teaching-the-plays-sandra-g-shannon-9781603292580","title":"Approaches to Teaching the Plays of August Wilson","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe award-winning playwright August Wilson used drama as a medium to write a history of twentieth-century America through the perspectives of its black citizenry. In the plays of his Pittsburgh Cycle, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eFences\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Piano Lesson\u003c\/i\u003e, Wilson mixes African spirituality with the realism of the American theater and puts African American storytelling and performance practices in dialogue with canonical writers like Aristotle and Shakespeare. As they portray black Americans living through migration, industrialization, and war, Wilson's plays explore the relation between a unified black consciousness and America's collective identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn part 1 of this volume, \"Materials,\" the editors survey sources on Wilson's biography, teachable texts of Wilson's plays, useful secondary readings, and compelling audiovisual and Web resources. The essays in part 2, \"Approaches,\" look at a diverse set of issues in Wilson's work, including the importance of blues and jazz, intertextual connections to other playwrights, race in performance, Yoruban spirituality, and the role of women in the plays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sandra G. Shannon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1603292586\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781603292580\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Modern Language Association of America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.90w x 0.80d","brand":"Sandra G. Shannon","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47965285941503,"sku":"9781603292580","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8de194ae-61dd-4c87-b84b-2150c683d52b.jpg?v=1767279513","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/approaches-to-teaching-the-plays-sandra-g-shannon-9781603292580","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}