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Venus is a 1996 play written by American playwright Suzan-Lori Parks about the life of Khoekhoe woman Sarah Baartman. Set during the 19th century, the play opens in South Africa where Baartman was born, before transitioning to Europe as Baartman begins to perform in freak shows in London.
Venus study guide contains a biography of Suzan-Lori Parks, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. About Venus Venus Summary
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Venus is a play by Suzan-Lori Parks, published in 1996 and first performed the same year. Suzan-Lori Parks is a notable American playwright, known for works such as Topdog/Underdog, as well as screenplays, such as Girl 6 and Their Eyes Were Watching God.
Feb 13, 2020 · Using the metaphor of a carnival freak-show, Suzan-Lori Parks finds poetry and comedy, as well as drama and meaning, in one of the most embarrassing episodes in our collective history: the life of the Venus Hottentot, a South African woman who, due in part to her enormous posterior, was exhibited in a cage throughout Europe and exploited ...
Synopsis. In December 1815, Saartjie Baartman died. She was best known by the name “Hottentot Venus,” a living oddity worthy of display for European audiences. In Suzan-Lori Parks’ play, the story of Venus and her suffering is exposed.
May 16, 2017 · Suzan-Lori Parks’ “Venus.” Joan Marcus. Parks’s Brechtian flourishes – the use of academic jargon by a narrator introducing scenes by number; the interpolation of a mock-Beaumarchais comedy...
May 9, 2024 · Suzan-Lori Parks, American playwright who was the first African American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for drama (for Topdog/Underdog). Her other plays included Imperceptible Mutabilities in the Third Kingdom, The America Play, Venus, In the Blood, The Book of Grace, and White Noise.
