Understanding David Henry Hwang |
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| Author:
| Boles, William C. |
| Series title: | Understanding Contemporary American Literature Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61117-287-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2014 |
| Publisher: | University of South Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $59.00 |
Book Description:
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Offers a critical study of Hwang's playwriting process as well as the role of identity in each one of Hwang's major theatrical works. William C. Boles examines Hwang's plays by exploring the perplexing struggles surrounding Asian and Asian American stereotypes, values, and identity. Boles argues that Hwang deliberately uses stereotypes in order to subvert them, while at other times he embraces the dual complexity of ethnicity when it is tied to national identity and ethnic history.
Offers a critical study of Hwang's playwriting process as well as the role of identity in each one of Hwang's major theatrical works. William C. Boles examines Hwang's plays by exploring the perplexing struggles surrounding Asian and Asian American stereotypes, values, and identity. Boles argues that Hwang deliberately uses stereotypes in order to subvert them, while at other times he embraces the dual complexity of ethnicity when it is tied to national identity and ethnic history.