Dutchman and the Slave
Two Plays
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · January 1, 1971
"Dutchman is designed to shock—its basic idea, its language and its murderous rage." —New York Times Centered squarely on the Negro-white conflict, both Dutchman and The Slave are shocking plays—in ideas, in language, in honest anger.
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- Who it’s for
- Two plays meet racial conflict with blunt language, anger, and a forceful presence in American theatre.
- Themes
- Black–white conflict, Anger
- Genres
- African American Plays, American Plays, Race & Ethnic Relations
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"Dutchman is designed to shock—its basic idea, its language and its murderous rage." —New York Times Centered squarely on the Negro-white conflict, both Dutchman and The Slave are shocking plays—in ideas, in language, in honest anger. They illuminate as with a flash of lightning a deadly serious problem—and they bring an eloquent and exceptionally powerful voice to the American theatre.
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Dutchman opened in New York City on March 24, 1964, to perhaps the most excited acclaim ever accorded an off-Broadway production and shortly thereafter received the Village Voice's Obie Award. The Slave, which was produced off-Broadway the following fall, continues to be the subject of heated critical controversy.
Theatre in Collision
Two plays meet racial conflict with blunt language, anger, and a forceful presence in American theatre.
Come here for
- Black theatre confronting the Negro-white conflict
- Plays whose ideas invite serious discussion
Expect
- Shocking language and honest anger
- A sharp fit for study or performance
Where it sits
| African American Plays | 94% |
|---|---|
| Race & Ethnic Relations | 50% |
| American Plays | 45% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- American Plays
- African American Plays
- Plays by Women
- U.S. State & Local History
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- 19th-Century America
- 20th-Century America
- 21st-Century America
- African American Studies
- Authors
- Leroi Jones
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- January 1, 1971
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Black–white conflict · Anger
- Reading lane
- American Plays