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Ladrica Menson-Furr
August Wilson’s
Fences
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Contents
General Preface
Acknowledgements
vi
viii
1
Background and Context
1
2
Analysis and Commentary
17
3
Production History
50
4 Workshopping the Play
63
5
Conclusion
86
Timeline 1950–65
90
Further Reading
95
References
100
Index
105
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