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Fences

This guide provides information resources about this play and its author, August Wilson.

Sources about "Fences"

Fences - August Wilson by Harold Bloom (Editor)
ISBN: 9781438166599

Publication Date: 2015

This study guide contains a selection of the finest contemporary criticism of this classic play.
Understanding August Wilson by Mary L. Bogumil
Call Number: This item is available both in print and online.

ISBN: 1570032521

Publication Date: 1999

A comprehensive view of the plays of August Wilson. It looks at thematic structure, places them within the context of American drama, and examines the distinctively African American experiences they dramatize.
May All Your Fences Have Gates by Alan Nadel (Editor)
Call Number: EBSCO Ebook

ISBN: 9780877454397

Publication Date: 1993

This stimulating collection of essays, the first comprehensive critical examination of the work of two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson, deals individually with his five major plays.

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