Criticism

Cheney, Anne. Lorraine Hansberry. Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1984, 174 p.

Full-length critical study.

Freedomways 19, no. 4 (1979).

Special issue devoted to Hansberry, including essays by James Baldwin, Nikki Giovanni, and Alex Haley.

hooks, bell. "Raisin in a New Light." Christianity and Crisis 49, no. 1 (6 February 1989): 21-3.

Asserts that A Raisin in the Sun challenges stereotypical images of African American women.

Olauson, Judith. "1950-1960." In The American Playwright: A View of Criticism and Characterization, pp. 77-99. Troy: The Whitston Company, 1981.

Analysis of A Raisin in the Sun, focusing on characterization.

Peerman, Dean. "A Raisin in the Sun: The Uncut Version." The Christian Century (25 January 1989): 71-3.

Discusses material excised from the original production of A Raisin in the Sun.

Sharadha, Y. S. Black Women's Writing: Quest for Identity in the Plays of Lorraine Hansberry and Ntozake Shange. New Delhi: Prestige Books, 1998, 144 p.

Examines the search for identity in the plays of Hansberry...