Ebook {Epub PDF} The Darker Face of the Earth by Rita Dove

ONES. Title: SKM_e Created Date: 4/30/ PM.  · Rita Dove's The Darker Face of the Earth is a recounting of the Oedipus drama, framed in terms of the African-American experience of slavery. It is a poet's reading of Oedipus the King, resonating with the beauty and richness of the ancient images and the harrowing dynamics of Article Type: Critical Essay. The Darker Face of the Earth, a play by Rita Dove, was first performed in though Dove had originally written it in , making it one of her earliest works. When the play was published in , Dove was in residence as the United States Poet Laureate, being both the youngest person and first African-American appointed to the role.

Friday, March 23 - an afternoon lecture at the WexnerSaturday, March 24 - an evening staged reading of her play The Darker Face of the Earth; Dove will be present for the show and a talk-back afterwards Rita Dove's The Darker Face of the Earth re-imagines the Sophoclean tale of Oedipus on a plantation in antebellum South Carolina. The play premiered at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in. The Darker Face of the Earth is a play by Rita Dove, which consists of an American antebellum retelling of the Greek tragedy Oedipus. The play begins with the birth of a baby to Amalia, the nineteen year-old wife of plantation owner Louis giving birth to a baby boy. America's leading African-American theater celebrates a 20th anniversary with the East Coast premiere of "The Darker Face of the Earth." The first full-length play by former U.S. poet laureate and.

The Darker Face of the Earth, a play by Rita Dove, was first performed in though Dove had originally written it in , making it one of her earliest works. When the play was published in , Dove was in residence as the United States Poet Laureate, being both the youngest person and first African-American appointed to the role. The Darker Face of the Earth is a verse play written by Rita Dove. Her first full-length play, originally conceived in , it was published in , while Dove was serving as United States Poet Laureate. It was substantially revised in in preparation for its first production. The play is set on a slave plantation in antebellum South Carolina, and is based on the Greek legend of Oedipus, and on Sophocles' play Oedipus Rex in particular. The play premiered at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. ONES. Title: SKM_e Created Date: 4/30/ PM.