August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone (The Fourth Wall)
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| Rating | : | 4.19 (775 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1138210099 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
August Wilson’s considered Joe Turner’s Come and Gone (1984)to be his favourite play of the ten in his award-winning Pittsburgh Cycle. Its characters and choral griots interweave the intricate tropes of migration from the south to the north, the effects of slavery, black feminism and masculinity, and the Wilson's theme of finding one's 'song' or identity. This book gives readers an overview of the work from it's inception on through its revisions and stagings in regional theatres and Broadway, exploring its use of African American vernacular genres - blues music, folk songs, folk tales, and dance - and 19th Century Southern post-Reconstruction history. It is a drama that truly examines the roots, crossroads and intersections of African, American, and African American culture. Ladrica Menson-Furr presents Joe Turner's Come and Gone as a historical drama, blues drama, American drama, great migrartion drama, and the finest example of W