Lost Plays of the Harlem Renaissance, 1920-1940

by Leo Hamalian

Book Overview

A valuable contribution to African American literary and theatrical scholarship, this volume is a compilation of sixteen plays written during the Harlem Renaissance, brought together for the first time and set in a historical context.

This compilation of sixteen plays written during the Harlem Renaissance brings together for the first time the works of Langston Hughes, George S. Schuyler,
Francis Hall Johnson, Shirley Graham,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814325807
• ISBN13: 9780814325803
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 468 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.0"

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I was interested in the plays written by African-Americans during the Harlem Renaissance and this book has been great reading for me during my regular reading hours.