August Wilson (1945–2005)
Auteur de Fences
A propos de l'auteur
Playwright August Wilson was born on April 27, 1945 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His experiences of living in a primarily black community and then being the only black student in his class at a Roman Catholic high school would inform his dramatic writings. He dropped out of school at the age of 15 afficher plus and continued his education on his own. Wilson wrote a ten play cycle that chronicles each decade of the black experience in the 20th century. Each of his plays focuses on what he perceived as the largest issue to confront African-Americans in that decade. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Fences and Piano Lesson, the best play Tony Award for Fences, and seven New York Drama Critics' Circle awards. He also received the Whiting Foundation Award, the American Theatre Critics Award, the 1999 National Humanities Medal awarded by the President, and numerous honorary degrees. He died of liver cancer on October 2, 2005 at the age of 60. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Séries
Œuvres de August Wilson
Fences by August Wilson (1986-06-01) 5 exemplaires
Fences [DVD] [2017] 3 exemplaires
The piano lesson ; and, Joe Turner's come and gone 2 exemplaires
Testimonies (in Antaeus) 2 exemplaires
EPHEMERA / THEATRE PROGRAMS & PLAYBILLS - August Wilson: Radio Golf, Two Trains Running 1 exemplaire
Joe Turner's Come & Gone ; Act 1 & 2 1 exemplaire
Fences [radioplay] 1 exemplaire
Theater - Summer/Fall 1985 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama (1995) — Contributeur, quelques éditions — 917 exemplaires
A World of Ideas : Conversations With Thoughtful Men and Women About American Life Today and the Ideas Shaping Our… (1989) — Interviewee — 549 exemplaires
The Actor's Book of Contemporary Stage Monologues: More Than 150 Monologues from More Than 70 Playwrights (1987) — Contributeur — 177 exemplaires
Braided Lives: An Anthology of Multicultural American Writing (1991) — Contributeur — 85 exemplaires
The Actor's Book of Scenes from New Plays: 70 Scenes for Two Actors, from Today's Hottest Playwrights (1988) — Contributeur — 80 exemplaires
Black Thunder: An Anthology of African-American Drama (Mentor Series) (1992) — Playwright — 29 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Wilson, August
- Nom légal
- Kittel, Jr., Frederick August
- Date de naissance
- 1945-04-27
- Date de décès
- 2005-10-02
- Lieu de sépulture
- Greenwood Memorial Park Cemetery, Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania, USA
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Lieu du décès
- Seattle, Washington, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Seattle, Washington, USA - Études
- Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
- Professions
- author
playwright - Organisations
- American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature ∙ 1995)
United States Army - Prix et distinctions
- National Humanities Medal (1999)
American Academy of Arts and Letters Academy Award (Literature, 1992)
Whiting Writers' Award (1986)
Pulitzer Prize for Drama (1987, 1990)
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Critiques
Fences par August Wilson
What a beautifully written, powerful play. My daughter will be reading this in her English class next week--she let me read it ahead of time and I'm so glad I did.
I read this play at the same time as Hansberry's _A Raisin in the Sun_. I will be reading this with my 11th graders in the coming weeks, and _Raisin_ with my 9th graders. It is interesting to see how these two plays depict the African-American experience in the 1950's, on the verge of the civil rights movement, in cities like Pittsburgh and Chicago. Both plays have at their center the character of a conflicted black male patriarch, whose struggle with his identity ends up destroying the dreams of their families. Troy Maxson, a former Negro league baseball player, spitefully keeps his son from pursuing a college football scholarship, passing his own frustrations down to the next generation.… (plus d'informations)
This Is a very interesting read about Black families and their specific struggles and connection to enslavement. This story follows a family who finds an interesting marking from an enslaved family member. This story definitely has strong works and interesting themes. This story is a strong read for African-American students if they would like stories that specifically follow black households and their struggles with classifications and issues that may arise when it come to race and identity.
I read this quickly. I had seen the film version [edited] which was excellent, starring Mrs. Davis and Mr. Washington. Lots of uncovering of hidden personal traumas and new ways of coping amongst the various characters. Many good and charming stage effects are put into play here. The short Introduction by Lloyd Richards (Director of the Opening Night, New Haven production) emphasized Wilson's exposition of four generations of black Americans retold by Troy Maxson.
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- Œuvres
- 30
- Aussi par
- 13
- Membres
- 4,975
- Popularité
- #5,038
- Évaluation
- 3.9
- Critiques
- 58
- ISBN
- 93
- Langues
- 1
- Favoris
- 12