Black Dionysus

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"The different ways in which Greek tragedy has been used by playwrights, directors and others to represent and define African American history and identity are explored in this work. Two models are offered for an Afro-Greek connection: Black Orpheus, in which the Greek connection is metaphorical, expressing the African in terms of the European; and Black Athena, in which ancient Greek culture is "reclaimed" as part of an Afrocentric tradition. African American adaptations of Greek tragedy on the continuum of these two models are then discussed, and plays by Peter Sellars, Adrienne Kennedy, Lee Breuer, Rita Dove, Jim Magnuson, Ernest Ferlita, Steve Carter, Silas Jones, Rhodessa Jones and Derek Walcott are analyzed."--Jacket.

subjects: African Americans in literature,  Greek influences,  History and criticism,  Comparative Literature,  African Americans,  Greek drama (Tragedy),  American drama,  Appreciation,  African American authors,  American and Greek,  Intellectual life,  Mythology, Greek, in literature,  American drama (Tragedy),  Greek and American,  Afro-américain,  Mythologie grecque dans la littérature,  Américaine et grecque,  Théâtre américain,  University of South Alabama,  Grecque et américaine,  Schwarze,  Mythologie grecque,  Théâtre américain (Littérature),  Littérature comparée,  Rezeption,  Tragédie américaine,  Appréciation,  Tragédie grecque,  Influence grecque,  Dramaturge,  Drama,  Thème littéraire,  Théâtre grec classique,  Auteurs noirs américains,  Tragédie,  Noirs américains dans la littérature,  Théâtre afro-américain,  Histoire et critique,  Griechisch,  Tragödie,  American drama, african american authors, history and criticism,  Greek drama, history and criticism

Places: United States