Wines in the Wilderness: Plays by African American Women from the Harlem Renaissance to the PresentEliz Brown Guillory For those whose familiarity with black women playwrights is limited to the works of Lorraine Hansberry and Ntozake Shange, this collection of 15 plays written between 1925 and 1985 by eight authors will be a revelation. They express a passionate longing for social justice and for a stable, nurturing relationship between black men and women. Introductions for each author provide biographical information and critical analyses. A useful bibliography of plays and secondary sources is also included. This anthology helps to fill a serious gap in the standard histories of American drama. Library Journal |
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Georgia Douglas Johnson 18801966 | 11 |
Eulalie Spence 18941981 | 39 |
May Miller 1899 665 | 61 |
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"Strange Orphans": Contemporary African American Women Playwrights Beatrix Taumann Limited preview - 1999 |
Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers: [2 Volumes] Yolanda Williams Page No preview available - 2007 |