A Southern Life: Letters of Paul Green, 1916-1981University of North Carolina Press, 1994 - Всего страниц: 735 This exceptional collection provides new insight into the life and works of North Carolina writer and activist Paul Green (1894-1981), the first playwright from the South to attract national and international attention for his socially conscious dramas. A native of Harnett County, Green was a devoted teacher of philosophy and drama at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He became a leading member of the generation of writers who launched the southern literary renaissance and played a significant role in creating an authentic drama of black life, winning the Pulitzer Prize for his play In Abraham's Bosom in 1927. From the 1930s until his death in 1981, he devoted much of his energy to the outdoor historical plays he called symphonic dramas, including his longest-running work, The Lost Colony (1937), which is one of several of his plays still performed before large audiences today. Concern for human rights characterized Green's life as well as his plays, and his efforts on behalf of the poor and uneducated led him to advocate the abolition of chain gangs and capital punishment. His crusades were an important contribution to the broader social developments fundamental to the emerging New South in the first half of this century. Laurence Avery has culled and annotated the 329 letters in this volume from over 9,000 existing pieces. Letters to such figures as Sherwood Anderson, Langston Hughes, Richard Wright, John Dos Passos, and Zora Neale Hurston appear throughout. Avery's introduction and full bibliography of the playwright's works and productions give readers a context for understanding Green's life and times. Carl Sandburg called Green "one of the best talkers in theU.S.A". and for Green, letters were just another form of conversation. They are alive with the intellect, buoyant spirit, and sensitivity to the human condition that enabled him to become such a powerful force in his day. |
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... told him to leave . " Clayton walked into the yard , called his wife , and " told her to listen to the last words he told that God - damned nigger before he shot him . ” Thinking he saw Clayton reach for a pistol in his pocket ...
... told him to leave . " Clayton walked into the yard , called his wife , and " told her to listen to the last words he told that God - damned nigger before he shot him . ” Thinking he saw Clayton reach for a pistol in his pocket ...
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... told me that when he talked with the wife ( I don't remember as to the children ) soon after the murder , she told quite a different story from what she later told him when he was ready to bring her to court as a witness . Have you ...
... told me that when he talked with the wife ( I don't remember as to the children ) soon after the murder , she told quite a different story from what she later told him when he was ready to bring her to court as a witness . Have you ...
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... told the Chancellor this . " But tomorrow afternoon is a long ways off , " he said . " What do you want me to do ? " I queried . " I want you to get him out of town . When you asked me for office space for you and him to work here , I ...
... told the Chancellor this . " But tomorrow afternoon is a long ways off , " he said . " What do you want me to do ? " I queried . " I want you to get him out of town . When you asked me for office space for you and him to work here , I ...
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Acknowledgments | ix |
Abbreviations | xxxv |
Paul and Elizabeth Green Family Tree | 2 |
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