Outlines the plot and characters of this groundbreaking play; explains the production, historical context, and themes; and includes critiques and reactions of scholars.
Critics and scholars have lauded August Wilson's work for its universality and its ability, especially in Fences, to transcend racial barriers and this play helped to earn him the titles of "America's greatest playwright" and "the African ...
The Cambridge Companion to August Wilson, Cambridge:Cambridge University Press, 2007. This collection of essays examinesWilson's life and career, his relationship to black theatre and the critical reception of his work, ...
"August Wilson is generally acknowledged to be the most respected African American playwright. His cycle of plays spanning the decades of the twentieth century have been profoundly influential in the...
Ladrica Menson-Furr provides a guide to the political and historical context of the 1950s and to the African American cultural context.