Angels in America (Magill’s Choice: American Ethnic Writers)
At a glance:
- Author: Tony Kushner
- First Published: 1992
- Genres: Drama, Problem play
- Subjects: New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Gay men, Homosexuality or homosexuals, Sex or sexuality, New York City, 1980’s, Death or dying, 1990’s, AIDS, Terminal illness or terminally ill, Diseases, Angels, Management
- Locales: New York, NY
The Work
A two-part, seven-hour play, Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes is an epic of life in America in the mid-1980’s. In the play, self-interest has overtaken love and compassion, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is decimating the gay male population, and victory in the ideological battle between liberals and conservatives seems to be going to the conservatives. Tony Kushner’s leftist politics are unmistakably present in his play, but Angels in America is not a polemic. Instead, it is a fantastic journey through the lives of two...
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