Myth, magic, and farce : four multicultural plays
Houston, Sterling, 1945-2005
Books
These plays represent Sterling Houston's themes and styles. High Yellow Rose deflates the Alamo myth by casting the heroes as women. Isis in Nubia sets the Isis/Osiris myth in West Africa. Black Lily and White Lily is a domestic drama exploring racial tensions. Miranda Rites enacts Martha Mitchell's last days in hospital.
Main title:
Myth, magic, and farce : four multicultural plays / by Sterling Houston ; edited and with an introduction by Sandra M. Mayo.
Imprint:
Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, c2005.
Collation:
120 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
ISBN:
9781574411874 (pbk)
Dewey class:
812.6812
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2158893
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