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| Name: |
David Henry Hwang | | Birth Date: |
August 11, 1957 | | Nationality: |
American | | Ethnicity: |
Chinese | | Gender: |
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 Biography of David Henry Hwang
10,768 words, approx. 36 pages
 David Henry Hwang is one of the most successful and prolific American dramatists at the end of the twentieth century. He challenges his audiences' notions of gender, race, and ethnicity and suggests the political implications of stereotypes and... summary from source:
Biography of David Henry Hwang
6,146 words, approx. 21 pages
In his monograph David Henry Hwang (1989) Douglas Street insists that Hwang is "clearly a writer of the American West," even though Hwang's West is far removed from that traditionally brought to mind by the writings of Bret Harte or David Belasco.... 
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 David Henry Hwang Information
2,145 words, approx. 7 pages
 David Henry Hwang (born August 11, 1957) is a contemporary American playwright who has risen to prominence as the preeminent Asian American dramatist in the U.S. He was born in Los Angeles, California and was educated at Stanford University and the Yale...
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Literary Criticism
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 Interview by David Henry Hwang and Bonnie Lyons
6,001 words, approx. 20 pages
In the following interview, which took place on September 7, 1996, Hwang muses on his early rise to fame, details the elements of playwriting that he focuses on, provides his view on Asian Americans in the arts, and discusses how he has matured personally and artistically since the beginning of his career.
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Critical Essay by Vera Jiji
4,957 words, approx. 17 pages
In the following essay, Jiji studies the depiction of sexual roles, misogyny, and the interplay of dominance and submission in many relationships presented in Hwang's plays. Jiji argues that although Hwang attempts to reverse power roles, he still occasionally perpetuates gender myths.
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Critical Essay by Jerry R. Dickey
3,174 words, approx. 11 pages
In the following essay, Dickey explores the role of Asian men in The Dance and the Railroad and examines Asian female roles and the stereotype of Oriental submissiveness in M. Butterfly.
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