{"product_id":"9780312295905","title":"A Beautiful Pageant African American Theatre, Drama and Performance in the Harlem Renaissance","description":"\u003ch1\u003eA Beautiful Pageant\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAfrican American Theatre, Drama and Performance in the Harlem Renaissance\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eD. Krasner\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Americas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe Harlem Renaissance was an unprecedented period of vitality in the American Arts. Defined as the years between 1910 and 1927, it was the time when Harlem came alive with theater, drama, sports, dance and politics. Looking at events as diverse as the prizefight between Jack Johnson and Jim 'White Hope' Jeffries, the choreography of Aida Walker and Ethel Waters, the writing of Zora Neale Hurston and the musicals of the period, Krasner paints a vibrant portrait of those years. This was the time when the residents of northern Manhattan were leading their downtown counterparts at the vanguard of artistic ferment while at the same time playing a pivotal role in the evolution of Black nationalism. This is a thrilling piece of work by an author who has been working towards this major opus for years now. It will become a classic that will stay on the American history and theater shelves for years to come.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eDAVID KRASNER is Director of Undergraduate Theater Studies at Yale University. His previous book \u003cem\u003eResistance, Parody, and Double Consciousness in African American Theater, 1895-1910\u003c\/em\u003e (SMP 1997) received the 1998 Errol Hill Award from the American Society for Theater Research.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 October 2002\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan US\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780312295905\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e370\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50804931690636,"sku":"9780312295905","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780312295905.jpg?v=1781788629","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780312295905","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}