{"product_id":"a-raisin-in-the-sun","title":"A Raisin in the Sun","description":"\u003cp\u003eA revised Student Edition of Lorraine Hansberry''s iconic 1959 play - the first play produced on Broadway to be written by a Black woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlongside the play text itself, this edition contains commentary and notes by Isaiah Wooden, which consider the play''s:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026gt; socio-historical context (including the Jim Crow laws and racial segregation in the US)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026gt; major themes (including African-American identity, property ownership, and emergent Black feminist politics)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026gt; structure and devices (including mid-20th century reality family dramas, \"genuine realism\" and Hansberry''s use of music, dance and song in the play)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026gt; production history (from the premiere production to the 2014 Broadway revival starring Denzel Washington and LaTanya Richardson Jackson and Dawn Walton''s 2016 UK touring production)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026gt; engagement with the play (including contemporary \"response\" pieces such as Neighbors by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Clybourne Park by Bruce Norris and Beneatha''s Place by Kwame Kwei-Armah)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe notes section at the back of the edition contains definitions of terminology used in the play with which students may not be familiar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOverall, this edition helps students to make sense of Hansberry''s play and its politics through a contemporary lens, in the context of the Black Lives Matter movement, and in line with current debates around race, gender and class.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fourth Wall Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57995690639695,"sku":"9781350470590","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1006\/6028\/1679\/files\/9781350470590.jpg?v=1781955750","url":"https:\/\/fourthwallbookshop.co.uk\/products\/a-raisin-in-the-sun","provider":"Fourth Wall Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}