The Theatre of Black Americans - A Collection of Critical Essays (Paperback)

From the origins of the Negro spiritual and the birth of the Harlem Renaissance to the emergence of a national black theatre movement, The Theatre of Black Americans offers a penetrating look at a black art form that has exploded into an American cultural institution. Among the essays: James Hatch - Some African Influences on the Afro-American Theatre; Shelby Steele - Notes on Ritual in the New Black Theatre; Sister M. Francesca Thompson OSF - The Lafayette Players; Ronald Ross - The Role of Blacks in the Federal Theatre.

General

Imprint:	Applause Theatre Book Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Applause Books
Release date:	April 1987
First published:	1987
Editors:	Errol Hill
Dimensions:	208 x 135 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	382
ISBN-13:	978-0-936839-27-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Plays & playwrights > General
LSN:	0-936839-27-9
Barcode:	9780936839271

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