August Wilson's Fences

by Ladrica Menson-Furr

Book Overview

Fences 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826496482
• ISBN13: 9780826496485
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 7.7"