Dlb 38: Afro-American Writers After 1955: Dramatists & Prose Writers

by Thadious M. Davis

Since the mid-1950s, drama has emerged as a major genre for African-Americans writers. The flood of creative outpourings in the 1960s that led to the black arts movement brought in its wake a new generation of dramatists who provided some of the most influential voices in American literature. The early 1960s introduced new dramatic forms to larger audiences. Ossie Davis Purlie Victorious and Adrienne Kennedys Funnyhouse of a Negro are examples...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810317168
• ISBN13: 9780810317161
• Release Date: April 1985
• Publisher: Gale Cengage
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 3.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.4" x 11.3"