African American women playwrights confront violence : a critical study of nine dramatists /

African American women playwrights confront violence : a critical study of nine dramatists /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Young, Patricia A., 1952-
Imprint:	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2012.
Description:	vii, 192 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	American drama -- African American authors -- History and criticism. American drama -- Women authors -- History and criticism. American drama -- 20th century -- History and criticism. African American women -- Intellectual life. African Americans in literature. Lynching in literature. Race relations in literature. Social problems in literature. Violence in literature. African American women -- Intellectual life. African Americans in literature. American drama. American drama -- African American authors. American drama -- Women authors. Lynching in literature. Race relations in literature. Social problems in literature. Violence in literature. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8966235

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ISBN:	9780786444557 (softcover : alk. paper) 078644455X (softcover : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"This critical and gender-focused text scrutinizes the role of lynching dramas and social protest plays produced by African-American women"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Early African American women confront lynching
Life stories
The plays. Lynching dramas
Miscegenation dramas
Judicial system dramas
Ida B. Wells dramas
Patriotic dramas
Conclusion.