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August Wilson’s Signification on the Kójódá within the “Structurally Conservative” Fences 奥古斯特·威尔逊对“结构保守”围栏内Kójódá的意义

August Wilson Journal Pub Date : 2022-10-18 DOI: 10.5195/awj.2022.74

O. Green

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“Hear Me Talking to You”: Improvisation and the Auricular Imperative in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom “听我对你说话”:马雷尼的《黑底》中的即兴创作和听觉命令式

August Wilson Journal Pub Date : 2022-10-18 DOI: 10.5195/awj.2022.69

Jurgen E. Grandt

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Finding Frederick "Fritz" Kittel

August Wilson Journal Pub Date : 2022-10-18 DOI: 10.5195/awj.2022.78

Christopher B. Bell, Ladrica C. Menson-Furr

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Updates from the August Wilson Archive at Pitt Library System 皮特图书馆系统的奥古斯特·威尔逊档案更新

August Wilson Journal Pub Date : 2022-10-18 DOI: 10.5195/awj.2022.81

Leah Mickens, W. Daw

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Erratum to Saunders, Skyler. "Unlocked Minds: August Wilson’s Suspects, Ex-Cons, or Soon-to-Be Convicted Characters in his American Century Cycle." August Wilson Journal [Online], 2(2020): doi https://doi.org/10.5195/awj.2020.55 给桑德斯的更正，斯凯勒。“解放思想:奥古斯特·威尔逊在他的《美国世纪》循环中描写的嫌疑犯、前科犯或即将被定罪的人物。”奥古斯特·威尔逊杂志[在线]，2(2020):doi https://doi.org/10.5195/awj.2020.55

August Wilson Journal Pub Date : 2021-01-20 DOI: 10.5195/awj.2020.65

August Wilson Journal Editors

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Stage Review of Fences 《栅栏》阶段回顾

August Wilson Journal Pub Date : 2020-08-10 DOI: 10.5195/awj.2020.63

E. A. Lee

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August Wilson 'Jitney' Interview with August Wilson Journal Editor Michael Downing 奥古斯特·威尔逊采访奥古斯特·威尔逊杂志编辑迈克尔·唐宁

August Wilson Journal Pub Date : 2020-06-04 DOI: 10.5195/awj.2020.59

David Drexler

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Stage Review of Arden Theatre’s Production of Gem of the Ocean 阿登剧院舞台剧《海洋宝石》舞台评论

August Wilson Journal Pub Date : 2019-10-16 DOI: 10.5195/awj.2020.45

E. Bonds