{"product_id":"roots-of-african-american-drama-leo-hamalian-9780814321423","title":"Roots of African American Drama: An Anthology of Early Plays, 1858-1938","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eThis volume rescues from obscurity thirteen plays by early African American writers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile many historically significant or interesting plays by white playwrights are easily found in anthologies, few by early African American writers are equally accessible. Indeed until the 1970s, almost none of these early plays could be located outside of a library.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Roots of African American Drama fills this gap. Five of the thirteen scripts included here have never been in print, and only three others are presently available anywhere. The plays represent a variety of styles--allegory, naturalism, realism, melodrama, musical comedy, and opera. Four are full length, eight are one-acts, and one is a skit. Their subjects include slavery, share-cropping, World War I, vaudeville, religion, and legend and mythology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn making their selections, the editors used a variety of criteria to insure each play is dramatically sound and historically important. They also searched for those scripts that were unjustly consigned to obscurity. Each selection begins with headnotes that place it in its historical and cultural context. Biographic information and a bibliography\u003cbr\u003eof other plays follow each script, providing readers with added sources for study.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James V. Hatch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814321429\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814321423\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wayne State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.99h x 6.09w x 1.08d","brand":"James V. Hatch","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926424977663,"sku":"9780814321423","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_0313b4a4-b83f-4f6b-b417-48b924f222aa.jpg?v=1681083016","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/roots-of-african-american-drama-leo-hamalian-9780814321423","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}