Black comedy : nine plays : a critical anthology with interviews and essays
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Published
New York : Applause, �1997., �1997
Status
Central - Adult Nonfiction
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Published
New York : Applause, �1997., �1997
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xii, 499 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"An Applause original"--Page [ii].
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
The humor of African-American life is inextricably tied to the humor on the African-American stage, its character shaped by the contradictions of being Black and Bewildered and Bothered in the New World. It is a humor that breathes sanity and humanity in the midst of profound circumstances. To find logic in this existence is at the heart of the African-American comic odyssey.
Description
Writers who understand the mythic comic paradigm articulate the rage, the panic, the contradictions of a New World existence. African-American humor functions to heal, to clarify ... This is the work of generations healing the wounds. To laugh is to diffuse the powerful fuse of rage burning beneath the soul.e.
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American dramatists -- Interviews.
African Americans -- Drama.
African Americans -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
African Americans in literature.
American drama (Comedy)
American drama (Comedy) -- History and criticism.
American drama -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
American drama -- 20th century.
American drama -- African American authors -- History and criticism.
American drama -- African American authors.
Drama.
Dramatists, American -- 20th century -- Interviews.
Interviews.
Playwriting.
African Americans -- Drama.
African Americans -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
African Americans in literature.
American drama (Comedy)
American drama (Comedy) -- History and criticism.
American drama -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
American drama -- 20th century.
American drama -- African American authors -- History and criticism.
American drama -- African American authors.
Drama.
Dramatists, American -- 20th century -- Interviews.
Interviews.
Playwriting.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Jackson, P. F., & Karimah. (1997). Black comedy: nine plays : a critical anthology with interviews and essays . Applause.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jackson, Pamela Faith and Karimah. 1997. Black Comedy: Nine Plays : A Critical Anthology With Interviews and Essays. Applause.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jackson, Pamela Faith and Karimah. Black Comedy: Nine Plays : A Critical Anthology With Interviews and Essays Applause, 1997.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Jackson, Pamela Faith., and Karimah. Black Comedy: Nine Plays : A Critical Anthology With Interviews and Essays Applause, 1997.
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