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1. • • 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 for Drama and the 1987 Tony Award for Best Play.
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   Why is fences a good movie?

   • Fences became an acclaimed Hollywood film in 2016. Wilson’s work continues to compel audiences not simply through its imaginative power, but because its rounded insider’s perspective makes ordinary African Americans sympathetically visible as they love and struggle. These are lives otherwise overlooked by an indifferent white community.

   Fences: August Wilson’s play powerfully affirms the value and struggles

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   Why is fences important?

   • These comments have particular significance for Fences, a pivotal play in Wilson’s ten-drama cycle covering African American experience across the twentieth century. Set between 1957 and 1965, Fences belongs to the era of the civil rights movement, a widespread campaign for social justice and equal rights for black Americans.

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   How did fences affect American literature?

   • Fences, a play written by August Wilson, has had a significant impact on American literature. The play explores the complexities of African American life in the 1950s, and the fences that people build to protect themselves from the harsh realities of the world.

   Exploring the Depths of Fences: A Literary Analysis by August Wilson

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   What is fences based on?

   • Fences/Joburg Theatre/JT Marketing Fences, a creative examination of a black family’s experience, is one of the most frequently performed plays in the US. It was first developed in 1983 by celebrated African American dramatist August Wilson, becoming a successful Broadway production in 1987.

   Fences: August Wilson’s play powerfully affirms the value and struggles

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   What matters most in 'fences'?

   • What matters most in “Fences” is the characters, in all their richness and humor. When August Wilson’s “Fences” was first done, at the O’Neill Playwrights’ Conference, in Waterford, Connecticut, four years ago, I acted as a kind of adviser on the script during rehearsals. As I remember, I didn’t say much except “Leave it alone, for now.”

   August Wilson’s “Fences,” Reviewed | The New Yorker

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   What makes August Wilson's Fences a great play?

   • August Wilson’s Fences is a masterpiece that explores the complexities of African American life in the 1950s. One of the most striking aspects of the play is the use of language. Wilson’s characters speak in a rich and nuanced vernacular that captures the rhythms and cadences of African American speech.

   Exploring the Depths of Fences: A Literary Analysis by August Wilson

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   Feb 18, 2023 · Fences portrays the characteristic rhythms and aspirations of a family in Wilson’s childhood Hill District of Pittsburgh: the stark tensions between father and son, the constant haunting of a...

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   Fences, a play written by August Wilson, has had a significant impact on American literature. The play explores the complexities of African American life in the 1950s, and the fences that people build to protect themselves from the harsh realities of the world.

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6. www.newyorker.com › magazine › 1987/04/06August Wilson’s “Fences,” Reviewed | The New Yorker

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   Mar 29, 1987 · Edith Oliver reviews August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Fences,” directed by Lloyd Richards and starring James Earl Jones, as Troy Maxson, on Broadway.

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7. www.americamagazine.org › arts-culture › 2017/02/07August Wilson will not go quietly: a review of 'Fences' and ...

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   Feb 7, 2017 · “Fences,” directed by and starring Denzel Washington, turns this great tragedy of thwarted manhood into a sumptuous, brooding prestige drama, with mostly salutary results.

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   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.

   • Author: August Wilson

   • Publish Year: 1985

9. www.thoughtco.com › august-wilsons-fences-overviewCharacter and Setting Analysis of the Play 'Fences' - ThoughtCo

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   Oct 1, 2019 · Here's a character and setting analysis of August Wilson's play 'Fences,' arguably the playwright's most renowned work.

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    August Wilson’s play Fences, the sixth of his ten-part “Pittsburgh cycle,” examines the aftermaths of slavery and discrimination of Black people in America, the cycle of damaged Black manhood, and the choice between pragmatism and illusion. First published in 1986, the play takes place in 1957 and is staged entirely at the Maxson family ...