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The Amen Corner is a three-act play by James Baldwin. It was Baldwin's first work for the stage following the success of his novel Go Tell It on the Mountain. The drama was first published in 1954, and inspired a short-lived 1983 Broadway musical adaptation with the slightly truncated title, Amen Corner. [1]
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Dennis Bryon. Amen Corner were a Welsh rock group formed in Cardiff, Wales. [1] They are best known for their hits "Bend Me, Shape Me" (1967), "High in the Sky" (1968) and the chart-topper "(If Paradise Is) Half as Nice" (1969).
The Amen Corner is a play about faith and family, about the gulf between black men and black women and black fathers and black sons. It is a scalding, uplifting, sorrowful and exultant masterpiece of the modern American theater. 112 pages, Paperback. First published January 1, 1954.
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Overview. The Amen Corner (1954) is the first play by American author, orator, and civil rights activist James Baldwin. The play critiques Christian religion as a means of reinforcing oppression and poverty, specifically in Black communities.
The Amen Corner. JAMES BALDWIN 1968. AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY. PLOT SUMMARY. CHARACTERS. THEMES. STYLE. HISTORICAL CONTEXT. CRITICAL OVERVIEW. CRITICISM. SOURCES. FURTHER READING.
The Amen Corner Summary - eNotes.com. by James Baldwin. Summary. PDF Cite Share. Act I takes place ‘‘on a Sunday morning in Harlem.’’. It begins with a church service, led by Margaret...
The Amen Corner. Full-Length Play, Drama / 9w, 5m. James Baldwin's first play, about the female pastor of a Harlem church in 1954, grapples with issues of racism, poverty, and the role of the church in the lives of Black Americans. Image: 2013 National Theatre Production (Tristram Kenton) Request license. Get the Script. Get an estimate.
