num_pages: 140
description: The Darker Face of the Earth, a play by the poet laureate of the United States, creates a human drama of classical proportions. Behind the facade of antebellum Southern plantation life unfolds a mysterious tale of interracial love and strife, guilt and suffering, as both slave and master struggle against a fate that threatens to eclipse them altogether.
language: English
title: The Darker Face Of Earth: A Verse Play
titlecomplete: The Darker Face Of Earth: A Verse Play
genres: American, School, Classics, Drama, Plays, High School, Fiction, Poetry, Read For School, Theatre
ratings_count: 252
publisher: Story Line Press