Sandra G. Shannon, The Dramatic Vision of August Wilson (Washington, D.C.:
Howard University Press, 1994).
An excellent overview of Wilson’s work with attention to influences. The book
also includes an interview.
Peter Wolfe, August Wilson (New York: Twayne, 1999).
Overview of Wilson’s life and work, along with a concise synthesis of the criti-
cal assessment of his work. The annotated bibliography of secondary sources is
particularly useful.
—Linda Trinh Moser