hansberry, lorraine

Looks at the life of twentieth-century African-American playwright Lorraine Hansberry.

A collection of essays exploring the role gender plays in Lorraine Hansberry's novel "A Raisin in the Sun.".

Presents a summary of "A Raisin in the Sun" along with character lists, plot discussions, historical context of the work, an author biography, study questions, and essay topic suggestions, with illustrations.

Provides a literary analysis of Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun," and features a variety of primary historical documents and commentary that offer insight into the context in which the play was written.

Including life of the author, list of characters, genealogy, a brief synopsis, summaries and critical commentaries, glossaries, character analyses, critical essays, suggested essay questions, related research projects, selected bibliography.

The prose and dramatic writings of Lorraine Hansberry provide autobiographical information about the author's life, thoughts, feelings, and career.

Teacher resource to use for helping students analyze and understand this popular book.

A selection of prose, dramatic writings, and drawings done by African-American playwright Lorraine Hansberry, which, combined with other fiction and non-fiction commentary, provide insight into her life, thoughts, feelings, and career.

A biography of the playwright who was the first African-American person and the youngest American to receive the best play ofthe year award.

A biography of the playwright who was the first black person and the youngest American to receive the New York Drama Critics' award for the best play of the year.