Ladrica Menson-Furr Livres

Set against the backdrop of the 1950s and the early civil rights movement, this Pulitzer Prize-winning play explores themes of generational change and renewal through the life of its protagonist, culminating in a poignant funeral celebration. August Wilson's acclaimed work is recognized for its universal appeal and its capacity to transcend racial barriers, solidifying his reputation as one of America's greatest playwrights. Fences captures the complexities of life, identity, and the struggles faced by African Americans during this pivotal era.

August Wilson's considered Joe Turner's Come and Gone (1984) to be his favourite play of the ten in his award-winning Pittsburgh Cycle. It is a drama that truly examines the roots, crossroads and intersections of African, American, and African American culture. Its characters and choral griots interweave the intricate tropes of migration from the south to the north, the effects of slavery, black feminism and masculinity, and the Wilson's theme of finding one's 'song' or identity. This book gives readers an overview of the work from it's inception on through its revisions and stagings in regional theatres and Broadway, exploring its use of African American vernacular genres - blues music, folk songs, folk tales, and dance - and 19th Century Southern post-Reconstruction history. Ladrica Menson-Furr presents Joe Turner's Come and Gone as a historical drama, blues drama, American drama, great migrartion drama, and the finest example of Wilson's gift for re-locating the African American experience in urban southern cities as the beginning and not the end of the African American experience.