The Walking Blues
An Anthropological Approach to the Theater of August Wilson
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8388461 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alice Mills (0000-0002-6893-3857, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 30-35 |
| Publication date | 1995-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Black Scholar (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0006-4246 • E-ISSN: 2162-5387 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00064246.1995.11430717 |
| OpenAlex | W2253552696 |
| Language | EN |
nothing unexpected in all this traveling, were it not for the spiritual voyage which underlies the physical one and influences and modifies its course. Notions of time more appropriate to dreams and myths are inextricably intertwined with the history and daily lives of the protagonists in these plays where angels pass the time of day with mere mortals and bones walk upon the sea. Theatrical reality condenses and intensifies the images generated by the different cultural traditions which influence Wilson's universe. In the consciousness of the African
Art · Art history · Blues · Physical medicine and rehabilitation · Medicine · Psychology · Race, History, and American Society · Theater, Performance, and Music History
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |