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Volume 3: Author biography; plot summary; characters; themes; style; historical context; critical overview; criticism; sources; further reading.
May All Your Fences Have Gates by Call Number: EbookISBN: 9780877454397Publication Date: 1993-11-01"This stimulating collection of essays, the first comprehensive critical examination of the work of two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson, deals individually with his five major plays and also addresses issues crucial for the role of history, the relationship of African ritual to African American drama, gender relations in the African American community, music and cultural identity, the influence of Romare Bearden's collages, and the politics of drama. Refer to the index to locate all material on "Fences".
Understanding August WilsonCall Number: EbookISBN: 9781570032523Publication Date: 1999-04-04A comprehensive view of the plays of August Wilson. It looks at their thematic structure, places them within the context of American drama, and examines the distinctively African American experiences they dramatize. Chapter 3 is devoted to "Fences".
August Wilson's Fences by Call Number: EbookISBN: 9780826496485Publication Date: 2009-03-06Fences represents the decade of the 1950s, and, when it premiered in 1985, it won the Pulitzer Prize. Set during the beginnings of the civil rights movement, it also concerns generational change and renewal, ending with a celebration of the life of its protagonist, even though it takes place at his funeral. Critics and scholars have lauded August Wilson's work for its universality and its ability, especially in Fences, to transcend racial barriers and this play helped to earn him the titles of "America's greatest playwright" and "the African American Shakespeare."
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