An Outline History Of American Drama
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An Outline History Of American Drama
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Author : Walter J. Meserve
language : en
Publisher: Feedback Theatre Books
Release Date : 1994
An Outline History Of American Drama written by Walter J. Meserve and has been published by Feedback Theatre Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Drama categories.
This text outlines the major trends in American drama from its beginnings in the 17th century to the 1990s. Following the cultural history of the nation, the study provides an evaluation of the drama set against movements in the American theatre and its developing dramatic criticism.
A Nation S Heart An Analysis Of 18th Century American Drama With Special Regard To Royall Tyler S The Contrast
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Author : Sebastian Zilles
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2008-09-10
A Nation S Heart An Analysis Of 18th Century American Drama With Special Regard To Royall Tyler S The Contrast written by Sebastian Zilles and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-10 with Literary Collections categories.
Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 2,0, University of Mannheim, course: Literatures of the Early National Period, 8 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Walter J. Meserve concludes in his work An Outline History of American Drama that many eighteenth century American plays “indicate little dramatic talent and were written more to criticize and to propagandize than to create a work of art, but the passion of some exhibited in these plays often strikes a spark of real life“ (38). Given this, Meserve portrays early American drama as a weapon with the ambition to educate its readers in a specific (American) way. In the same breath, this also means that the play ́s form and its dramatic elements are less important than its implicit (political) message, which leads to the conclusion that early American drama is merely a political mouthpiece. Contrariwise, this paper will show that besides educating its readers, early American plays should also be read as a work of art. This will be illustrated by Royall Tyler ́s play The Contrast which is an outstanding example of the eighteenth century literature, combining political issues with formidable art. In summary, the overall question that will be answered in this study is: Which political issues of his time does Tyler portray in his comedy and which other readings of the play are possible? I assume that the political tendency is only one aspect. Above all, the paper will point out that the play is also construction of art and shows a special concept of utopia.
The American Drama Since 1918
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Author : Joseph Wood Krutch
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-10-21
The American Drama Since 1918 written by Joseph Wood Krutch and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-21 with Literary Collections categories.
Excerpt from The American Drama Since 1918: An Informal History The purpose of this book is to offer both a connected account and some critical evaluation of playwriting in America since the World War. It is by no means a complete record of theatrical production. Such a record for most of the period covered may be found in Mr. Burns Mantle's annual volumes. It does not always mention all the plays written by even highly successful or important authors. In certain cases the plays seem to me to have little or no significance. On the other hand the intention is to provide what the subtitle promises - an informal history - rather than an essay on this or that aspect of the contem porary American drama. A great many plays are discussed and the attempt is made to provide a con tinuous account of the course of playvvriting in the United States during the two decades ending with the present. I cannot, of course, hope that anyone will be entirely satisfied with either my inclusions or my omissions. For the task which I have undertaken. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
American Drama To 1900
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Author : Walter J. Meserve
language : en
Publisher: Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Company
Release Date : 1980
American Drama To 1900 written by Walter J. Meserve and has been published by Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with Reference categories.
A History Of The American Drama
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Author : Arthur Hobson Quinn
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1936
A History Of The American Drama written by Arthur Hobson Quinn and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1936 with categories.
Fifty Years Of American Drama 1900 1950
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Author : Alan Seymour Downer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012-04-01
Fifty Years Of American Drama 1900 1950 written by Alan Seymour Downer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-01 with categories.
The Dawning Of American Drama
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Author : Jürgen Wolter
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 1993-09-16
The Dawning Of American Drama written by Jürgen Wolter and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-09-16 with Performing Arts categories.
This book seeks to bring to life the prolonged dawning of American drama, to outline America's continued quest for a national drama and theatre, and to provide a survey of the development of dramatic criticism in the United States. For more than a century, dramatists and critics alike were in search of a distinct American drama. Wolter reconstructs this search through the contemporary writing that reflected the attitudes and values of the period and attempted to define the future of the country's theatre. After a historical survey of theatrical criticism in America, Wolter provides a comprehensive anthology of representative texts on the state of America theatre prior to 1915. This is followed by a bibliography of more than 500 articles from over 150 years of American theatrical criticism. Augmented by an index of names and key terms referred to in the texts, the volume is an essential guide for scholars of American theatre and cultural history.
American Dramatic Literature
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Author : Jordan Yale Miller
language : en
Publisher: New York : McGraw-Hill
Release Date : 1961
American Dramatic Literature written by Jordan Yale Miller and has been published by New York : McGraw-Hill this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1961 with American drama categories.
The Facts On File Companion To American Drama
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Author : Jackson R. Bryer
language : en
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Release Date : 2010
The Facts On File Companion To American Drama written by Jackson R. Bryer and has been published by Infobase Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Features a comprehensive guide to American dramatic literature, from its origins in the early days of the nation to the groundbreaking works of today's best writers.
American Drama Since 1960
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Author : Matthew Charles Roudané
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
Release Date : 1996
American Drama Since 1960 written by Matthew Charles Roudané and has been published by Macmillan Reference USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Drama categories.
"In the early 1960s two leaders of the New York performance group Living Theatre were asked to define its purpose. In this survey of contemporary American drama, Matthew C. Roudane argues that the response of these two pioneers in experimental theater - Julian Beck and Judith Malina - goes a long way toward explaining the purpose of all of the rich and varied dramas to appear on the stage since 1960: "To increase conscious awareness, to stress the sacredness of life, to break down the walls."" "African-American playwrights (Lorraine Hansberry, Alice Childress, James Baldwin, Amiri Baraka), women playwrights (Marsha Norman, Wendy Wasserstein, Beth Henley), gay playwrights (Harvey Fierstein, Tony Kushner), and others have over the past three and a half decades entreated audiences to acknowledge the persistence of racism, sexism, homophobia, and a host of other societal ills. Other playwrights have asked audiences to confront their own mortality (Edward Albee), their compromised morality (David Mamet), their unfulfilled American Dream (Arthur Miller, Sam Shepard, and countless others)." "Whatever the particularities of these playwrights' personal identities, politics, of dramatic style, they share a willingness to confront uncomfortable truths about the human condition in America since 1960. Ironically, it is in their very rebellion against any number of things American that they identify themselves and their literature as such." "Roudane takes no scattershot approach to his subject. Favoring clusters of themes and the broad sweep of movements to linear chronology, he develops a carefully aimed analysis of the work of about two dozen of the hundreds of playwrights whose dramas have, since 1960, been performed in every venue, from regional and university theaters to Off-Off-Broadway to Off-Broadway to Broadway."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved