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Mirror of desire: black dramatic representations of the Haitian revolution

This thesis analyzes three of the plays inspired by the Haitian Revolution and
written by black playwrights. The first chapter covers William Edgar Easton’s
Dessalines, a Dramatic Tale: A Single Chapter from Haiti’s History. It discusses
Easton’s decision to depict Dessalines as a man of faith, a believer, a Christian. The
second chapter employs Langston Hughes’ play, Troubled Island, to argue Dessalines’
modernity. The third play, by Saint Lucian playwright Derek Walcott, is The Haitian
Earth. The thesis concludes with a brief discussion of his play and its contribution to
black consciousness. I propose that the revolution plays a major role in World History,
and argue that the Haitian Revolution served as a looking glass to many African
Americans in search of a black identity. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2014. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:fau.edu/oai:fau.digital.flvc.org:fau_13516
ContributorsVelcy, Horldring (author), Dalleo, P. Raphael (Thesis advisor), Florida Atlantic University (Degree grantor), Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
PublisherFlorida Atlantic University
Source SetsFlorida Atlantic University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation, Text
Format86 p., application/pdf
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