Four black revolutionary plays: Amiri Baraka e a construção de uma dramaturgia revolucionária negra

Abstract

This paper intends to spot the presence and representation of the revolutionary elements within the formal structures of the Four Black Revolutionary Plays: All Praises to the black man. These are the plays by the black playwright Amiri Baraka who, especially in the sixties, fought against the establishment by means of plays that extolled the appreciation of the black culture, the political engagement and the defiance of the white men's status quo and also a portion of the American black middle class. Our theses provided herein say Baraka's work has an ever-evolving nature as it's not restricted to a single time or work; rather, it is driven by the need for the continuous change due to the social and historic events the playwright experienced at the time he wrote his plays, also seeking to rewrite a new black history and mythology. Accordingly Baraka creates groundbreaking plays intended to consider and review the black community's condition and make it act collectively in response.