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August Wilson (né Frederick August Kittel Jr.; April 27, 1945 – October 2, 2005) was an American playwright. He has been referred to as the "theater's poet of Black America". [ 1 ] He is best known for a series of 10 plays, collectively called The Pittsburgh Cycle (or The Century Cycle ) , which chronicle the experiences and heritage of the African-American community in the 20th century.
Fences (play) Fences. (play) Fences is a 1985 play by the American playwright August Wilson. Set in the 1950s, it is the sixth in Wilson's ten-part "Pittsburgh Cycle". Like all of the "Pittsburgh" plays, Fences explores the evolving African-American experience and examines race relations, among other themes. The play won the 1987 Pulitzer Prize ...
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1571 ISSN: 2320-5407 Int. J. Adv. Res. 5(1), 1571-1578 This paper is an evaluation of African American drama through the work produced by August Wilson; it is the second of this kind of exercise which is meant to examine the development of American theatre in general, and African American play writing in particular with a focus on Fences (1986), Wilson’s second major play.
Sep 28, 2024 · August Wilson (born April 27, 1945, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died October 2, 2005, Seattle, Washington) was a playwright who penned an acclaimed cycle of plays, each set in a different decade of the 20th century, about Black American life. He won Pulitzer Prizes for two of them: Fences and The Piano Lesson.
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The Failure of the American Dream in August Wilson's Fences. International Journal of English Language & Translation Studies. 5(4). 69-75. Page | 72 The Failure of the American Dream in August Wilson's Fences society in which black people are paralyzed by racism. No black character in Fences can succeed based on his/her volition and diligence.
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