The Theatre of Black Americans

A Collection of Critical Essays
Please select
Please note that the standard 14-day cancellation right terminates upon receiving access to the e-book.

Product description

From the origins of the Negro spiritual and the birth of the Harlem Renaissance to the emergence of a national black theatre movement, The Theatre of Black Americans offers a penetrating look at a black art form that has exploded into an American cultural institution. Among the essays: James Hatch – Some African Influences on the Afro-American Theatre; Shelby Steele – Notes on Ritual in the New Black Theatre; Sister M. Francesca Thompson OSF – The Lafayette Players; Ronald Ross – The Role of Blacks in the Federal Theatre.

Accessibility information

Select variation, to see accessibility information

Details

  • ISBN13 9781617801761
  • Released 2000
  • Publisher Applause
  • Format Elektronisk medie
  • Edition 1
  • Language English