Acting Up and Getting Down

Plays by African American Texans

Szerző: Sandra Mayo, Elvin Holt

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Kötés: Puha kötésű

Kiadó: University of Texas Press

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One of the few books of its kind, Acting Up and Getting Down brings together seven African American...

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Szerző

Sandra Mayo, Elvin Holt

Nyelv

Angol

Kötés

Könyv - Puha kötésű

Kiadva

2014

oldal

364

EAN

9780292754805

Enbook ID

04873825

Kiadó

University of Texas Press

Súly

598

Méretek

229 x 155 x 22

Teljes leírás

One of the few books of its kind, Acting Up and Getting Down brings together seven African American literary voices that all have a connection to the Lone Star state. Covering Texas themes and universal ones, this collection showcases often-overlooked literary talents to bring to life inspiring facets of black theatre history. Capturing the intensity of racial violence in Texas, from the Battle of San Jacinto to a World War I-era riot at a Houston training ground, Celeste Bedford Walker's Camp Logan and Ted Shine's Ancestors provide fascinating narratives through the lens of history. Thomas Meloncon's Johnny B. Goode and George Hawkins' Br'er Rabbit explore the cultural legacies of blues music and folktales. Three unflinching dramas (Sterling Houston's Driving Wheel, Eugene Lee's Killingsworth, and Elizabeth Brown-Guillory's When the Ancestors Call) examine homosexuality, a death in the family, and child abuse, bringing to light the private tensions of intersections between the individual and the community. Supplemented by a chronology of black literary milestones as well as a playwrights' canon, Acting Up and Getting Down puts the spotlight on creative achievements that have for too long been excluded from Texas letters. The resulting anthology not only provides new insight into a regional experience but also completes the American story as told onstage.

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