{"product_id":"the-theatre-of-august-wilson-alan-nadel-9781472534439","title":"The Theatre of August Wilson","description":"The first comprehensive study of August Wilson's drama introduces the major themes and motifs that unite Wilson's ten-play cycle about African American life in each decade of the twentieth century. Framed by Wilson's life experiences and informed by his extensive interviews, this book provides fresh, coherent, detailed readings of each play, well-situated in the extant scholarship. It also provides an overview of the cycle as a whole, demonstrating how it comprises a compelling interrogation of American culture and historiography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Keenly aware of the musical paradigms informing Wilson's dramatic technique, Nadel shows how jazz and, particularly, the blues provide the structural mechanisms that allow Wilson to examine alternative notions of time, property, and law. Wilson's improvisational logics become crucial to expressing his notions of black identity and resituating the relationship of literal to figurative in the African American community. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe final two chapters include contributions by scholars Harry J. Elam, Jr. and Donald E. Pease\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Nadel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472534433\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472534439\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Continnuum-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.49d","brand":"Alan Nadel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980462817535,"sku":"9781472534439","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8bd51bcf-3165-415c-8757-17167d5f3e36.jpg?v=1683250043","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-theatre-of-august-wilson-alan-nadel-9781472534439","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}