Jason Bailey

Richard Pryor

American Id

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One of the most powerful yet idiosyncratic voices of American culture, Richard Pryor often remains an enigma despite the strikingly personal quality of his best work. This series of essays attempts tracks the parallels between the comic's work and the black experience, contextualizing his art and persona among the tradition of Southern storytellers, the Civil Rights movement, and the complicated racial identity of Reagan's America. Focusing on the broad diversity of Pryor's career, from his albums to his concert films to his movies, Jason Bailey attempts to answer a series of questions about this uniquely American entertainer: Was Richard Pry… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-941629-14-7
EAN: 9781941629147
Produktnummer: 24888949
Verlag: The Critical Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Seitenangabe: 124 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 144 KB

Über den Autor

Jason Bailey is the film editor for Flavorwire. His work has appeared at The Atlantic, Slate,Salon, and the Village Voice. He is the author of Pulp Fiction: The Complete Story of Quentin Tarantino's Masterpiece and The Ultimate Woody Allen Film Companion.