North Carolina's Paul Green (1894-1981) was part of that remarkable
generation of writers who first brought southern writing to the
attention of the world. Winner of a Pulitzer Prize for Drama in
1927, Green was a restless experimenter who pioneered a new form of
theater with his "symphonic drama,"
The Lost Colony. A
concern for human rights characterized both his life and his
writing, and his steady advocacy for educational and social reform
and racial justice contributed in fundamental ways to the emerging
New South in the first half of this century.
A Paul Green Reader makes available once again the work of
this powerful and engaging writer. It features Green's drama and
fiction, with texts of three plays--including the Pulitzer
Prize-winning
In Abraham's Bosom and the famous second act
of
The Lost Colony--and six short stories. It also reveals
the life behind the work through several of Green's essays and
letters and an excerpt from
The Wordbook, his collection of
regional folklore. Laurence Avery's introduction outlines Green's
life and examines the central concerns and techniques of his
work.
A native of Harnett County, North Carolina, Paul Green was a
devoted teacher of philosophy and drama at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill.
