An In-Depth Study of the Major Plays of African-American Playwright August Wilson: Vernacularizing the Blues on Stage

Introduction - historical context and theoretical framing towards the poetization of the "field of manners" - August Wilson's contribution to the American theatre "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" - music as cultural metaphor "Fences" - sports, fences and the "American Dream" "Joe Turner's Come and Gone" - religion and individual choice "The Piano Lesson" - history, cultural legacy, and family heritage "Two Trains Running" - business adventure and political agenda "Seven Guitars" - social injustice and its consequences.