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Victor Séjour.
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In the following excerpt, Roussève provides an introduction to Séjour's life and works.
If Camille Thierry was the greatest Negro non-dramatic poet in Louisiana before the Civil War, ...
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In the essay below, Perkins gives a brief literary biography of Séjour.
Victor Séjour, Genius Of Drama
Victor Séjour, the most versatile writer and brilliant dramatist among that unusua...
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In the following essay, first published in 1974, Hatch and Shine stress the historical importance of Séjour's works.
Born in New Orleans on June 2, 1817, of a Creole quadroon mother and a ...
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In the excerpt below, O'Neill traces Séjour's experiences with the French censors
A free man of color born in New Orleans in 1817, Victor Séjour enjoyed a fascinating thirty-ye...
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In the following essay, Perret reviews the French critical reception of Séjour's plays.
Victor Séjour (1817-1874), homme de couleur libre born in New Orleans, had two plays performed ...
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Critical Essay by Charles Barthelemy Roussève
