Items related to Black Female Playwrights: An Anthology of Plays before...
Synopsis
"Fine reading and a superb resource." ―Ms.
"Highly recommended." ―Library Journal
"Perkins has chosen the plays well, and her issue-oriented introduction places the women and their works in a literary and historical context." ―Choice
"As well as being centered on the black experience, the plays in Black Female Playwrights are centered on the female experience." ―Voice Literary Supplement
"Perkins’ anthology is valuable for a number of reasons... Perkins’ book (which includes a bibliography of plays and pageants by black women before 1950 as well as a selected bibliography of critical works) is a major help in providing access to [the world of black drama]." ―Theatre Journal
The need to acknowledge these works was the impetus behind this volume. Perkins has selected nineteen plays from seven writers who were among the major dramatizers of the black experience during this early period. As forerunners to the activist black theater of the 1950s and 1960s, these plays represent a critical stage in the development of black drama in the United States.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Book Description
A Choice Outstanding Academic Book of 1990
From Library Journal
This anthology focuses on the creative life and works of seven black women playwrights writing in the first half of the 20th century. Perkins uses 19 little-known plays of Georgia Douglas Johnson, Mary P. Burrill, Zora Neale Hurston, Eulalie Spence, May Miller, Marita Bonner, and Shirley Graham to show the diverse styles and themes used by the pioneer black women playwrights in dramatizing the black experience of the time. An informative and well-researched historical essay on black women dramatists and biographical essays on each of the seven playwrights clarifies the interrelationship of these writers. Highly recommended.
- Jeris Cassel, Rutgers Univ. Lib., New Brunswick, N.J.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherIndiana University Press
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0253206235
- ISBN 13 9780253206237
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages300
- EditorPerkins Kathy A.
- Rating
Buy New
Learn more about this copy
US$ 20.01
Shipping:
US$ 3.99
Within U.S.A.
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
Black Female Playwrights: An Anthology of Plays before 1950 (Blacks in the Diaspora)
Published by
Indiana University Press, 1990
ISBN 10: 0253206235
ISBN 13: 9780253206237
Used
Softcover
Seller: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Very Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Seller Inventory # 00068301338
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Black Female Playwrights: An Anthology of Plays before 1950 (Blacks in the Diaspora)
Published by
Indiana University Press, 1990
ISBN 10: 0253206235
ISBN 13: 9780253206237
Used
Softcover
Seller: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Seller Inventory # 00051997947
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Black Female Playwrights : An Anthology of Plays Before 1950
Published by
Indiana University Press, 1990
ISBN 10: 0253206235
ISBN 13: 9780253206237
Used
Softcover
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: USED_GOOD. Reprint. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # 8989549-6
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Black Female Playwrights
Published by
Indiana University Press (Ips), 1990
ISBN 10: 0253206235
ISBN 13: 9780253206237
Used
Paperback
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.06. Seller Inventory # G0253206235I3N00
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Black Female Playwrights
Published by
Indiana University Press (Ips), 1990
ISBN 10: 0253206235
ISBN 13: 9780253206237
Used
Paperback
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.06. Seller Inventory # G0253206235I3N00
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Black Female Playwrights: An Anthology of Plays before 1950 (Blacks in the Diaspora)
Published by
Indiana University Press, 1990
ISBN 10: 0253206235
ISBN 13: 9780253206237
Used
Paperback
Seller: HPB-Emerald, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!. Seller Inventory # S_399241601
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Black Female Playwrights: An Anthology of Plays before 1950 (Blacks in the Diaspora)
Published by
Indiana University Press, 1990
ISBN 10: 0253206235
ISBN 13: 9780253206237
Used
Paperback
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR004952804
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Black Female Playwrights: An Anthology of Plays before 1950 (Blacks in the Diaspora)
Published by
Indiana University Press, 1990
ISBN 10: 0253206235
ISBN 13: 9780253206237
Used
Paperback
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. Very Good - Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear, may have a remainder mark - NICE PAPERBACK Standard-sized. Seller Inventory # M0253206235Z2
Quantity: 2 available
Stock Image
Black Female Playwrights: An Anthology of Plays before 1950 (Blacks in the Diaspora)
Published by
Indiana University Press, 1990
ISBN 10: 0253206235
ISBN 13: 9780253206237
Used
paperback
Seller: Textbooks_Source, Columbia, MO, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
paperback. Condition: Good. Reprint. Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! May not include working access code. Will not include dust jacket. Has used sticker(s) and some writing or highlighting. UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes). Seller Inventory # 000281430U
Quantity: 3 available
Stock Image
Black Female Playwrights: An Anthology of Plays before 1950 (Blacks in the Diaspora)
Published by
Indiana University Press, 1990
ISBN 10: 0253206235
ISBN 13: 9780253206237
Used
Softcover
Seller: Phatpocket Limited, Waltham Abbey, HERTS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. Seller Inventory # Z1-N-006-00869
Quantity: 2 available