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August Wilson : a conversation with August Wilson /

Playwright August Wilson talks about his roots in the black community, how his plays express the African-American experience, how the African heritage of Black Americans is both expressed and repressed in American society today, and the importance of blues as cultural expression.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Radiotelevisione della Svizzera italiana, Schweizerische Radio- und Fernsehgesellschaft
Other Authors: Bellinelli, Matteo (Director), Moore, Edwina (Narrator), Wilson, August
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, 1992.
Series:In black and white ; 5.
Subjects:
Wilson, August > Interviews.
Wilson, August.
African American dramatists > 20th century > Interviews.
Dramatists, American > 20th century > Interviews.
American literature > African American authors.
Dramaturges noirs américains > 20e siècle > Entretiens.
Dramaturges américains > 20e siècle > Entretiens.
African American dramatists.
Dramatists, American.
1900-1999
Interview
Streaming videos.
interviews.
Nonfiction films.
Interviews.
Films autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
Description
Summary:Playwright August Wilson talks about his roots in the black community, how his plays express the African-American experience, how the African heritage of Black Americans is both expressed and repressed in American society today, and the importance of blues as cultural expression.
Physical Description:1 online resource (21 min.).