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Transgressing and Trascending the American Identity with August Wilson’s “Bones People”, Ghosts and Aunt Ester
Author(s) -
Elvira Jensen Casado
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
odisea
Language(s) - Spanish
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2174-1611
pISSN - 1578-3820
DOI - 10.25115/odisea.v0i8.100
Subject(s) - aunt , naturalism , art , identity (music) , drama , humanities , coffin , art history , history , philosophy , literature , aesthetics , archaeology , epistemology
In Wilson’s drama we fi nd a world full of non-naturalistic elements moving away from traditional Western forms and traditions, and connecting Afrcia and America and presenting some of the Afro-Americans’ cultural contributions. This article aims to study how Wilson’s “Bones People”, ghosts and the over 300 year old Aunt Ester transforms the different characters, and how these non-naturalistic elements make the true turning poing in the play.Key words: Identity, non-naturalisitic, African-American, August Wilson, Bones people, Aunt Ester, ghosts.ResumenEn la obra dramática de Wilson encontamos un mundo lleno dde elementos no naturalistas que se alejan de las tradicionales formas y tradiciones occidentals y que conecta África y América y que presentan algunas de las contribuciones culturales afroamericanas. Este artículo se centra en cómo los “Bones People”, “ghosts” y Aunt Ester con más de 300 años, transforman a los distintos personajes y como son precisamente estos elementos no Naturalistas son decisivos en el desarrollo de las obras.Palabras clave: Identidad, no Naturalista, Afro-Americano, August Wilson, Bones People, Aunt Ester, ghosts.

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