Format:
Online-Ressource (xxxiv, 389 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
081354291X
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0813542928
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9780813542911
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9780813542928
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9780813545127
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9781281776433
Series Statement:
Multi-ethnic literatures of the Americas
Content:
Though she died penniless and forgotten, Zora Neale Hurston is now recognized as a major figure in African American literature. Best known for her 1937 novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, she also published numerous short stories and essays, three other novels, and two books on black folklore. Even avid readers of Hurston's prose, however, may be surprised to know that she was also a serious and ambitious playwright throughout her career. Although several of her plays were produced during her lifetime-and some to public acclaim-they have languished in obscurity for years. Even now, most critic
Note:
Includes bibliographical references
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Chronology; Introduction: Zora Neale Hurston-A Theatrical Life; A Note on the Text; Meet the Mamma (1925); Color Struck (1926); Spears (1926); The First One (1927); Cold Keener (1930); De Turkey and De Law (1930); The Sermon in the Valley (1931); Four Plays from Fast and Furious (1931); The Fiery Chariot (1932); Spunk (1935); Polk County (1944); Appendix Programs from The Great Day (1932), From Sun to Sun (1932), and All de Live Long Day (1934); Explanatory Notes; Bibliography; About the Editors
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1281776319
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Zora Neale Hurston : Collected Plays
Language:
English
