Context and Contradiction in “Lorraine Hansberry” – Chicago Review of Books

Context and Contradiction in “Lorraine Hansberry” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Chicago-born author Lorraine Hansberry was one of the most significant playwrights of the twentieth century. In 1959, her work A Raisin in the Sun became the first play written by a Black woman to be performed on Broadway. Its brilliance has never dimmed: the play continues to be performed regularly on both professional and … Read more

Phallocentrism and the Phoenix in “Burning Man” – Chicago Review of Books

Phallocentrism and the Phoenix in “Burning Man” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] “The proper function of a critic,” wrote D. H. Lawrence in 1923, “is to save the tale from the artist who created it.” Punish the writer, he was saying, but don’t destroy the art. When Lawrence published those words in Studies in Classical American Literature, he wasn’t talking specifically about himself, but the experience … Read more