August Wilson's Fences

  • August Wilson's Fences: A Reference Guide
    By Sandra G. Shannon

    Outlines the plot and characters of this groundbreaking play; explains the production, historical context, and themes; and includes critiques and reactions of scholars.

  • August Wilson's Fences
    By Ladrica Menson-Furr

    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 ...

  • August Wilson's Fences
    By Ladrica Menson-Furr

    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's Fences
    By Ladrica Menson-Furr

    "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...

  • August Wilson's Fences
    By Ladrica C. Menson-Furr

    Ladrica Menson-Furr provides a guide to the political and historical context of the 1950s and to the African American cultural context.