There are few playwrights with the list of awards August Wilson received: Pulitzer, Tony's, Drama Desk - and each of these several times over. There are even fewer African American playwrights with such a legacy, namely none other than August Wilson. His ten play series called the Pitsburgh Cycle chronicles the African-American experience in each of the ten decades of the 20th century. Nine of the plays are set in his hometown of Pittsburgh.
This book examines these plays in the context of contemporary African American literature. By doing so, the author (a Stanford University professor) has found hidden depths that increase the understand of the plays themselves, and add even more respect to the work done by Mr. Wilson. Mr. Wilson changed the face of the American Theater, and the African-American theater in particular. The Past as Present in the Drama of August Wilson - African American - African-america - Us Drama - Pittsburgh'
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