The Presence Of The Past In Modern American Drama
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The Presence Of The Past In Modern American Drama
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Author : Patricia R. Schroeder
language : en
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
Release Date : 1989
The Presence Of The Past In Modern American Drama written by Patricia R. Schroeder and has been published by Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Drama categories.
This study focuses on Eugene O'Neill, Thornton Wilder, Arthur Miller, and Tennessee Williams, who, within the overall framework of formal realism, reshaped dramatic form to depict a past that interacts with the present in complex and often surprising ways. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Award in Modern Drama.
American Drama And The Postmodern
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language : en
Publisher: Cambria Press
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American Drama And The Postmodern written by and has been published by Cambria Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Realism And The American Dramatic Tradition
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Author : William W. Demastes
language : en
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Release Date : 1996-08-30
Realism And The American Dramatic Tradition written by William W. Demastes and has been published by University of Alabama Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-08-30 with Drama categories.
This book reconsiders realism on the American stage by addressing the great variety and richness of the plays that form the American theatre canon.
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.
Masterpieces Of 20th Century American Drama
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Author : Susan C. W. Abbotson
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2005-09-30
Masterpieces Of 20th Century American Drama written by Susan C. W. Abbotson and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-09-30 with Literary Criticism categories.
American playwrights have made enormous contributions to world drama during the last century, and their works are widely read and performed. This reference conveniently introduces 10 of the most important modern American plays read by students. An introductory essay concisely overviews modern American drama, and each of the chapters that follow examines a particular play. Among the plays discussed are Thornton Wilder's Our Town, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, and August Wilson's The Piano Lesson. Each chapter includes a biography, a plot summary, an analysis of the play's themes, characters, and dramatic art, and a review of its historical background and reception. Chapters list works for further reading, and the volume closes with a selected, general bibliography.
Nostalgia In Jewish American Theatre And Film 1979 2004
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Author : Ben Furnish
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang
Release Date : 2005
Nostalgia In Jewish American Theatre And Film 1979 2004 written by Ben Furnish and has been published by Peter Lang this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Jewish theater categories.
Nostalgia, a bittersweet yearning for the past, is an important element in Jewish-American performances of the late twentieth century. Numerous plays and films of this time use nostalgia to engage Jewish, including Yiddish, cultural themes and images. Nostalgia offers audiences a window through which to examine past and current social changes. These include American Jews' departure from Europe to America, the city for the suburbs, Yiddish for English, as well as the civil rights, women's, peace, and gay and lesbian movements, and other transformations. These performances illustrate how theatre and film transmit culture from generation to generation and between one ethnic community and the wider American scene.
The Cambridge History Of American Theatre
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Author : Don B. Wilmeth
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1998
The Cambridge History Of American Theatre written by Don B. Wilmeth and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Drama categories.
The second volume of the authoritative, multi-volume Cambridge History of American Theatre, first published in 1999, begins in the post-Civil War period and traces the development of American theatre up to 1945. It covers all aspects of theatre from plays and playwrights, through actors and acting, to theatre groups and directors. Topics examined include vaudeville and popular entertainment, European influences, theatre in and beyond New York, the rise of the Little Theatre movement, changing audiences, modernism, the Federal Theatre movement, scenography, stagecraft, and architecture. Contextualising chapters explore the role of theatre within the context of American social and cultural history, and the role of American theatre in relation to theatre in Europe and beyond. This definitive history of American theatre includes contributions from the following distinguished academics - Thomas Postlewait, John Frick, Tice L. Miller, Ronald Wainscott, Brenda Murphy, Mark Fearnow, Brooks McNamara, Thomas Riis, Daniel J. Watermeier, Mary C. Henderson, and Warren Kliewer.
Student Companion To Eugene O Neill
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Author : Steven F. Bloom Ph.D.
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2007-06-30
Student Companion To Eugene O Neill written by Steven F. Bloom Ph.D. and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-06-30 with Literary Criticism categories.
Eugene O'Neill is the only American dramatist ever to have received the Nobel Prize for Literature. He wrote over 50 plays; a number are virtually unknown by the general public; several are considered classics of the American stage; all of them demonstrate, in one way or another, how O'Neill challenged the conventional boundaries of the drama of his time and thereby paved the way for modern American theatre. This volume will provide guides to eight of O'Neill's plays that are most often studied in schools and colleges: The Hairy Ape, Anna Christie, The Emperor Jones, Desire Under the Elms, Ah, Wilderness!, The Iceman Cometh, Long Day's Journey Into Night, and A Moon for the Misbegotten. More than almost any other author in any fictional genre, O'Neill's works are highly autobiographical. The love/hate relationships he had with the members of his own family resonate throughout his dramatic works. The son of an alcoholic and a morphine addict, he struggled with chemical dependency throughout his life, but determined to be an artist or nothing, he eventually gave up drinking and fulfilled his artistic ambitions, transforming the traumatic experiences of his life into compelling drama. O'Neill's drama provides insights into the complexities of human behavior and raises questions about the forces, both external and internal, that shape human lives.
The Cambridge Companion To American Women Playwrights
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Author : Brenda Murphy
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1999-06-28
The Cambridge Companion To American Women Playwrights written by Brenda Murphy and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-06-28 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This volume addresses the work of women playwrights throughout the history of the American theatre, from the early pioneers to contemporary feminists. Each chapter introduces the reader to the work of one or more playwrights and to a way of thinking about plays. Together they cover significant writers such as Rachel Crothers, Susan Glaspell, Lillian Hellman, Sophie Treadwell, Lorraine Hansberry, Alice Childress, Megan Terry, Ntozake Shange, Adrienne Kennedy, Wendy Wasserstein, Marsha Norman, Beth Henley and Maria Irene Fornes. Playwrights are discussed in the context of topics such as early comedy and melodrama, feminism and realism, the Harlem Renaissance, the feminist resurgence of the 1970s and feminist dramatic theory. A detailed chronology and illustrations enhance the volume, which also includes bibliographical essays on recent criticism and on African-American women playwrights before 1930.
Versions Of Heroism In Modern American Drama
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Author : Julie Adam
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-07-27
Versions Of Heroism In Modern American Drama written by Julie Adam and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-27 with Literary Criticism categories.
Taking as its starting-point the 'death of tragedy' debate, and focusing on the supposed disappearance from the stage of the individual tragic hero, the book views selected plays and writings on the theatre by Miller, Williams, Maxwell Anderson and O'Neill as exemplifying four versions of heroism: idealism, martyrdom, self-reflection and survival. Julie Adam shows that these diverse playwrights share a desire to redefine tragic heroism in individualistic liberal terms.