This concise introduction to American drama gives readers an overview of how American drama developed from the end of the Second World War to the turn of the twenty-first century.
- Provides a balanced assessment of the major plays and playwrights of the period.
- Shows how these dramatists broke new ground in their contribution to political, economic, social and cultural debates, as well as in their dramaturgical strategies.
- Organized chronologically, with plays, playwrights and movements clustered around different movements such as realism and experimentalism.
- Gives readers a sense of the development of American drama over time.
List of Illustrations.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
1 Politics, Existentialism, and American Drama, 1935–1945.
2 Money Is Life: American Drama, 1945–1959.
3 Reality and Illusion: American Drama, 1960–1975.
4 Mad as Hell: American Drama, 1976–1989.
5 The Body in Pain: American Drama, 1990–2000.
Notes.
Selected bibliography.
Index.
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This excellent, brief survey will pique the interest of readers enough to send them off to the plays themselves. It is a must for younger scholars and a good starting point for specialists ... Essential. Choice<!--end-->
“An astute and timely reminder of the sheer range and variety of American drama as it rose to international prominence, a drama that engaged national myths and realities, anxieties and hopes, as they were reflected in the lives of tl3!
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