Henry D. Miller

Theorizing Black Theatre

Art Versus Protest in Critical Writings, 1898-1965

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Produktbeschreibung

The rich history of African-American theatre has often been overlooked, both in theoretical discourse and in practice. This volume seeks a critical engagement with black theatre artists and theorists of the twentieth century. It reveals a comprehensive view of the Art or Propaganda debate that dominated twentieth century African-American dramatic theory. Among others, this text addresses the writings of Langston Hughes, W.E.B. DuBois, Alain Locke, Lorraine Hansberry, Amiri Baraka, Adrienne Kennedy, Sidney Poitier, and August Wilson. Of particular note is the manner in which black theory collides or intersects with canonical theorists, including Aristotle, Keats, Ibsen, Nietzsche, Shaw, and O'Neill.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 286
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Dezember 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 468g
• ISBN-13: 9780786459377
• ISBN-10: 0786459379
• Artikelnr.: 29363730

Autorenporträt

Henry D. Miller is a veteran of the 1960s and 1970s black theatre movement. A director and playwright, he has written broadly about American theatre.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments      viii
Foreword by James V. Hatch     
Preface     
Introduction     
I. The Dawn of Black Dramatic Theory and the Art or Propaganda Debate Goes
Public, 1898-1916     
II. "The New Negro" and the High Harlem Renaissance: Core of 20th Century
Black Dramatic Theory, 1917-1929     
III. Black Theory in the Great Depression and Beyond, 1930-1949, Part
I     
IV. Black Theory in the Great Depression and Beyond, 1930-1949, Part
II     
V. Civil Rights vs. Integration and the Persistence of Art-Theatre Drama,
1950-1959     
VI. The Rise of Black Arts Theory and the Persistence of Art-Theatre Drama,
1960-1965     
VII. Back to the Future: Conclusion     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index