×


 x 

Shopping cart
8%OFFDavid Krasner - Beautiful Pageant - 9780312295905 - V9780312295905
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.

Beautiful Pageant

€ 50.82
€ 46.88
You save € 3.94!
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Beautiful Pageant hardcover. The Harlem Renaissance was an unprecedented period of vitality in the American arts. Defined as the years between 1910 and 1927, it was the time when Harlem came alive with theater, drama, sports, dance and politics. This work discusses African-American theatre art in the US during those years. Num Pages: 382 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJC; 3JJF; AN; AVGC6; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 757.
The Harlem Renaissance was an unprecedented period of vitality in the American Arts. Defined as the years between 1910 and 1927, it was the time when Harlem came alive with theater, drama, sports, dance and politics. Looking at events as diverse as the prizefight between Jack Johnson and Jim 'White Hope' Jeffries, the choreography of Aida Walker and Ethel Waters, the writing of Zora Neale Hurston and the musicals of the period, Krasner paints a vibrant portrait of those years. This was the time when the residents of northern Manhattan were leading their downtown counterparts at the vanguard of artistic ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
Number of Pages
370
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9780312295905
SKU
V9780312295905
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About David Krasner
DAVID KRASNER is Director of Undergraduate Theater Studies at Yale University. His previous book Resistance, Parody, and Double Consciousness in African American Theater, 1895-1910 (SMP 1997) received the 1998 Errol Hill Award from the American Society for Theater Research.

Reviews for Beautiful Pageant
'A densely detailed, consistently readable account of the Harlem Renaissance...Krasner's aim is far broader than a period of history in theatre, he deftly concentrates on 'specific events in order to sketch a larger picture' and alters people's way of thinking about the Harlem Renaissance.' - Publishers Weekley 'Krasner's arguments are persuasive and engaging.' - D.B. Wilmeth, Choice ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Beautiful Pageant


Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!