{"product_id":"understanding-august-wilson-mary-l-bogumil-9781570039799","title":"Understanding August Wilson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAssesses the contributions of the award-winning African American dramatist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAugust Wilson counts among America's greatest playwrights--having garnered commercial success on Broadway and critical acclaim including New York Drama Critics Circle Awards, Drama Desk Awards, Tony Awards, and two Pulitzer Prizes. This revised edition of \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding August Wilson\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive view of the thematic structure of Wilson's plays, the placement of his work within the context of American drama, and the distinctively African American experiences and traditions that he dramatizes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary L. Bogumil argues that Wilson gave voice to disfranchised and marginalized African Americans who were promised a stake in the American dream but find their access blocked. The author maintains that Wilson wished not only to portray the predicaments of African American life but also to shed light on the atavistic connection African Americans have to their African ancestors. Bogumil explains that the playwright's work both perpetuates and subverts the tradition of American drama in order to expose the distinct differences between white American and African American experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluded here are a revised introduction; revised chapters on Ma \u003ci\u003eRainey's Black Bottom, Fences, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, The Piano Lesson, Two Trains Running, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSeven Guitars;\u003c\/i\u003e and new chapters on \u003ci\u003eKing Hedley II, Jitney, Gem of the Ocean, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRadio Golf.\u003c\/i\u003e In addition the volume contains material from interviews with seminal figures in Wilson's personal and professional life: dramaturg Todd Kriedler; Penumbra Theater's co-founder and director Lou Bellamy; and Wilson's friend of forty years, late poet Chawley P. Williams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary L. Bogumil\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1570039798\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781570039799\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/08\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 221\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2011 pg. 202","brand":"Mary L. Bogumil","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43985163256063,"sku":"9781570039799","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bd18bb94-964d-4c07-8c48-e03da89e7c8e.jpg?v=1683275924","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/understanding-august-wilson-mary-l-bogumil-9781570039799","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}