August Wilson and the African American Odyssey
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9596189 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Josephine Lee (0000-0003-0686-9228), Kim Pereira (0000-0002-3179-5489) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 481 |
| Publication date | 1996-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Literature (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9831 • E-ISSN: 1527-2117 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2928323 |
| OpenAlex | W1982141898 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
In this critical study of four plays by Pulitzer Prize-winner August Wilson-- Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Fences, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, and The Piano Lesson--Pereira show how Wilson uses the themes of separation, migration, and reunion to depict the physical and psychological journeys of African Americans in the 20th century
African american · Ethnology · Genealogy · History · Race, History, and American Society
A Transplant that Did not Take
Walking Around the Fences
Fathers and Sons” and the Triumphs and Tribulations of Male Bonding in August Wilson’s Two Trains Running and Jitney
Immobile Cabmen and Single-track Railroads
The Emergent Properties of ‘Song’ as a Metaphor in August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Images of African Traditional Religions and Christianity in Joe Turner's Come and Gone and the Piano Lesson
Mouths on Fire
La rinascita della tragedia dallo spirito del blues nel teatro di August Wilson
Yoruba Gods on the American Stage
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,31 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2025 (29) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |