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Why do so many writers and audiences turn to theatre to resolve
overwhelming topics of pain and suffering? This collection of
essays from international scholars reconsiders how theatre has
played a crucial part in encompassing and preserving significant
human experiences. Plays about global issues, including terrorism
and war, are increasing in attention from playwrights, scholars,
critics and audiences. In this contemporary collection, a gathering
of diverse contributors explain theatre's special ability to
generate dialogue and promote healing when dealing with human
tragedy. This collection discusses over 30 international plays and
case studies from different time periods, all set in a backdrop of
war. The four sections document British and American perspectives
on theatres of war, global perspectives on theatres of war,
perspectives on Black Watch and, finally, perspectives on The Great
Game: Afghanistan. Through this, a range of international scholars
from different disciplines imaginatively rethink theatre's unique
ability to mediate the impacts and experiences of war. Featuring
contributions from a variety of perspectives, this book provides a
wealth of revealing insights into why authors and audiences have
always turned to the unique medium of theatre to make sense of war.
Why do so many writers and audiences turn to theatre to resolve
overwhelming topics of pain and suffering? This collection of
essays from international scholars reconsiders how theatre has
played a crucial part in encompassing and preserving significant
human experiences. Plays about global issues, including terrorism
and war, are increasing in attention from playwrights, scholars,
critics and audiences. In this contemporary collection, a gathering
of diverse contributors explain theatre's special ability to
generate dialogue and promote healing when dealing with human
tragedy. This collection discusses over 30 international plays and
case studies from different time periods, all set in a backdrop of
war. The four sections document British and American perspectives
on theatres of war, global perspectives on theatres of war,
perspectives on Black Watch and, finally, perspectives on The Great
Game: Afghanistan. Through this, a range of international scholars
from different disciplines imaginatively rethink theatre's unique
ability to mediate the impacts and experiences of war. Featuring
contributions from a variety of perspectives, this book provides a
wealth of revealing insights into why authors and audiences have
always turned to the unique medium of theatre to make sense of war.
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Selected Poems of Calvin C. Hernton
Calvin C. Hernton; Edited by David Grundy, Lauri Scheyer; Ishmael Reed
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The definitive guide to a major African American poet />
/>This volume promises to be the definitive guide to Calvin C.
Hernton's unparalleled poetic career, re-introducing readers to a
major voice in American poetry. Hernton was a cofounder of the
Umbra Poets Workshop; a participant in the Black Arts Movement, R.
D. Laing's Kingsley Hall, and the Antiuniversity of London; and a
teacher at Oberlin College who counted amongst his friends bell
hooks, Toni Morrison, and Odetta. As a pioneer in the field of
Black Studies, Hernton developed a theoretical and practical
pedagogy with lasting impact on generations of students. He may be
best known as an anti-sexist sociologist, following in the
footsteps of W.E.B. Du Bois, but Hernton viewed himself, above all,
as a poet. This volume includes a generous selection of Hernton's
previously published poems, from classics like the often
anthologized "The Distant Drum" to the visionary epic The Coming of
Chronos to the House of Nightsong, reprinted in full for the first
time since 1964, alongside uncollected and unpublished material
from the Calvin C. Hernton papers at Ohio University, a new
critical introduction, and detailed notes, chronology, and
bibliography. /> />[sample poem] /> />The Distant Drum
/> />I am not a metaphor or symbol. />This you hear is not
the wind in the trees. />Nor a cat being maimed in the street.
/>I am being maimed in the street />It is I who weep, laugh,
feel pain or joy. />Speak this because I exist. />This is my
voice />These words are my words, my mouth />Speaks them, my
hand writes. />I am a poet. />It is my fist you hear beating
/>Against your ear.
The definitive guide to a major African American poet. This volume
promises to be the definitive guide to Calvin C. Hernton's
unparalleled poetic career, re-introducing readers to a major voice
in American poetry. Hernton was a cofounder of the Umbra Poets
Workshop; a participant in the Black Arts Movement, R. D. Laing's
Kingsley Hall, and the Antiuniversity of London; and a teacher at
Oberlin College who counted amongst his friends bell hooks, Toni
Morrison, and Odetta. As a pioneer in the field of Black Studies,
Hernton developed a theoretical and practical pedagogy with lasting
impact on generations of students. He may be best known as an
anti-sexist sociologist, following in the footsteps of W.E.B. Du
Bois, but Hernton viewed himself, above all, as a poet. This volume
includes a generous selection of Hernton's previously published
poems, from classics like the often anthologized "The Distant Drum"
to the visionary epic The Coming of Chronos to the House of
Nightsong, reprinted in full for the first time since 1964,
alongside uncollected and unpublished material from the Calvin C.
Hernton papers at Ohio University, a new critical introduction, and
detailed notes, chronology, and bibliography. [sample poem] The
Distant Drum I am not a metaphor or symbol. This you hear is not
the wind in the trees. Nor a cat being maimed in the street. I am
being maimed in the street It is I who weep, laugh, feel pain or
joy. Speak this because I exist. This is my voice These words are
my words, my mouth Speaks them, my hand writes. I am a poet. It is
my fist you hear beating Against your ear.
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