The Plays of Georgia Douglas Johnson - From the New Negro Renaissance to the Civil Rights Movement (Paperback)

This volume collects twelve of Georgia Douglas Johnson's one-act plays, including two never-before-published scripts found in the Library of Congress.  As an integral part of Washington, D.C.'s, thriving turn-of-the-century literary scene, Johnson hosted regular meetings with Harlem Renaissance writers and other artists, including Countee Cullen, Langston Hughes, May Miller, and Jean Toomer, and was herself considered among the finest writers of the time.  Johnson also worked for U.S. government agencies and actively supported women's and minorities' rights.   As a leading authority on Johnson, Judith L. Stephens provides a brief overview of Johnson's career and significance as a playwright; sections on the creative environment in which she worked; her S Street Salon; "The Saturday Nighters," and its significance to the New Negro Theatre; selected photographs; and a discussion of Johnson's genres, themes, and artistic techniques.   

General

Imprint:	University of Illinois Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2006
First published:	March 2006
Authors:	Georgia Douglas Johnson
Editors:	Judith L. Stephens
Introduction by:	Judith L. Stephens
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	216
ISBN-13:	978-0-252-07333-5
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General
LSN:	0-252-07333-9
Barcode:	9780252073335

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