The Emperor Jones
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| - | '''Emperor Jones''' is a small [[Austin, Texas]] based [[independent record label]] founded in 1995 by Craig Stewart.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid:187271 |title=Sheiks of Industry: Austin record labels, part 2 |accessdate=13 December 2008 |last=Chamy |first= Michael |date=21 November 2003 |work= The Austin Chronicle}}</ref> It has released [[album]]s by acts such as [[Alastair Galbraith (musician)|Alastair Galbraith]], [[The American Analog Set]], [[Roky Erickson]], Thuja, ST37, [[The Mountain Goats]], [[Stick Men with Ray Guns]], Peter Jefferies, [[Pip Proud]], Rusted Shut, Black Mayonnaise, Rahdunes, Shawn David McMillen, Grey Daturas, and Lord Fyre. | + | '''''The Emperor Jones''''' is a 1920 play by American [[dramatist]], [[Eugene O'Neill]] which tells the tale of Brutus Jones, an [[African-American]] man who kills a man, goes to prison, escapes to a [[Caribbean]] island, and sets himself up as emperor. The play recounts his story in flashbacks as Brutus makes his way through the forest in an attempt to escape former subjects who have rebelled against him. |
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| + | The play displays an uneasy mix of [[expressionism]] and [[Realism (dramatic arts)|realism]], which is also characteristic of several other O'Neill plays, including ''[[The Hairy Ape]]''. It was O'Neill's first play to receive great critical acclaim and box office success, and the one that launched his career. | ||
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The Emperor Jones is a 1920 play by American dramatist, Eugene O'Neill which tells the tale of Brutus Jones, an African-American man who kills a man, goes to prison, escapes to a Caribbean island, and sets himself up as emperor. The play recounts his story in flashbacks as Brutus makes his way through the forest in an attempt to escape former subjects who have rebelled against him.
The play displays an uneasy mix of expressionism and realism, which is also characteristic of several other O'Neill plays, including The Hairy Ape. It was O'Neill's first play to receive great critical acclaim and box office success, and the one that launched his career.
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