Lorraine Hansberry's A raisin in the sun
By: edited and with an introduction by Harold Bloom.
Contributors: Bloom, Harold.
Series: Bloom's guides
Publisher: Chelsea House
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781604132021
Subjects: Hansberry, Lorraine, -- 1930-1965; Domestic drama, American -- History and criticism; African American families in literature
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Lloyd W. Brown on irony in the play; title: Mary Louise Anderson on the play's portrayal of women; title: Helene Keyssar on Hansberry's strategies as dramatist; title: Margaret B. Wilkerson on the play's sociopolitical elements; title: Amiri Baraka on realism in the play; title: Robin Bernstein on the play's critical reception; title: Philip Uko Effiong on the play's African allusions; title: Trudier Harris on portrayals of strong black women; title: Glenda Gill on the play's 2004 broadway revival; title: Diana Adesola Mafe on Hansberry and Ntozake Shange; title: Rachelle S. Gold on Beneatha's education.