By Patrick Maley. The "August Wilson American Century Cycle" series' dramatic success was no less substantial than its emotional impact. Wilson's cycle"ten plays set in the ten decades of the twentieth century"is remarkable in the depth and breadth of its achievement. So few authors complete planned cycles, but Wilson managed to do it even while staring down liver cancer in his final years.
SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:50PM on November 19, 2013