August Wilson
In 2005, playwright August Wilson published the final installment of his ten-part magnum opus, Pittsburgh Cycle-ten separate but thematically-linked plays about African American life, each set in a different decade of the 20th century. "I think my plays offer white Americans a different way to...
| Other Authors: | Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase. |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2012], c1982.
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| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (22 min.) : sd., col., digital file. |
| Series: |
In Black And White.
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Table of Contents:
- August Wilson's Body of Work (0:49)
- Opening Credits: August Wilson: In Black And White (1:14)
- "Two Trains Running": Synopsis & Symbolism (1:29)
- Childhood & Self-Education (1:27)
- Listening & Storytelling (1:49)
- Different Way of Speaking, Different Way of Thinking (2:16)
- Writing as Self-Discovery (1:06)
- Artistic Influences: "The Four Bs" (1:33)
- Purpose & Intention (1:11)
- Myth of the American Melting Pot (1:43)
- Connecting with Southern Black History (1:25)
- Reclaiming the South & Fighting in a Culture War (2:38)
- Credits: August Wilson: In Black And White (1:51)