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Lost Plays of the Harlem Renaissance 1920-1940

by James Vernon Hatch (Editor), Leo Hamalian (Editor)

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This compilation of sixteen plays written during the Harlem Renaissance brings together for the first time the works of Langston Hughes, George S. Schuyler, Francis Hall Johnson, Shirley Graham, and others. In the introduction, James V. Hatch sets the plays in a historical context as he describes the challenges presented to artists by the political and social climate of the time. The topics of the plays cover the realm of the human experience in styles as wide-ranging as poetry, farce, show more comedy, tragedy, social realism, and romance. Individual introductions to each play provide essential biographical background on the playwrights. In the continuing rediscovery of writers and works from the Harlem Renaissance, Lost Plays of the Harlem Renaissance, 1920-1940, serves as essential background for contemporary readers and is a valuable contribution to African American literary and theatrical scholarship. show less

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Burris, Andrew M (Contributor)

Coleman, Ralf M. (Contributor)

Cotter Jr, Joseph Seamon (Contributor)

Gilbert, Mercedes (Contributor)

Graham, Shirley (Contributor)

Hazzard, Alvira (Contributor)

Hughes, Langston (Contributor)

Johnson, Francis Hall (Contributor)

Matheus, John F. (Contributor)

Mitchell, Joseph S (Contributor)

Richardson, Willis (Contributor)

Schuyler, George S. (Contributor)

Seiler, Conrad (Contributor)

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Canonical title: Lost Plays of the Harlem Renaissance 1920-1940

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Languages: English
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Published: 1996
Genre: Fiction and Literature
DDC/MDS: 812.52080896073
LCC: PS628 .N4 .L67

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