Opis: Companion to Twentieth Century American Drama - D Krasner

This Companion provides an original and authoritative survey of twentieth-century American drama studies, written by some of the best scholars and critics in the field. This work: balances consideration of canonical material with discussion of works by previously marginalized playwrights; includes studies of leading dramatists, such as Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, Eugene O'Neill and Gertrude Stein; allows readers to make new links between particular plays and playwrights; examines the movements that framed the century, such as the Harlem Renaissance, lesbian and gay drama, and the solo performances of the 1980s and 1990s; and, situates American drama within larger discussions about American ideas and culture. "This volume includes more than 30 meticulously researched essays, some with illustrations, by the best-known contemporary experts on American drama and theater ... Highly recommended. All collections; all levels." ChoiceList of Illustrations.Notes on Contributors.Preface: Molly Smith (Arena Stage in Washington, D.C.).Acknowledgements.1. Introduction: The Changing Perceptions of American Drama: David Krasner (Yale University).2. American Drama 1900-1915: Mark Evans Bryan (Dennison University).3. Ethnic American Drama: Rachel Shteir (DePaul University).4. Susan Glaspell and Sophie Treadwell: Staging Feminism and Modernism, 1915-1941: J. Ellen Gainor (Cornell University) and Jerry Dickey (University of Arizona).5. American Experimentalism, American Expressionism, and Early O'Neill: DeAnna M. Toten Beard (Baylor University).6. Many-Faceted Mirror: Drama as Reflection of Uneasy Modernity in the Twenties: Felicia Hardison Londre (University of Missouri-Kansas City).7. Playwrights and Plays of the Harlem Renaissance: Annemarie Bean (Williams College).8. Reading Across the 1930s: Anne Fletcher (Southern Illinois University-Carbondale).9. Famous Unknowns: The Dramas of Djuna Barnes and Gertrude Stein: Sarah Bay-Cheng (Colgate University).10. Eugene O'Neill: American Drama and American Modernism: David Krasner (Yale University).11. Fissures Beneath the Surface: Drama in the 1940s and 1950s: Thomas Adler (Purdue University).12. Tennessee Williams: Brenda Murphy (University of Connecticut).13. Expression and Exploring Faith: Religious Drama in America: Peter Civetta (Cornell University).14. The Jewishness of Arthur Miller: Murray Biggs (Yale University).15. Drama of the 1960s: Christopher Olsen (York College and Millerville University).16. Fifteen-Love, Thirty-Love: Edward Albee: Steven Price (University of Wales, Bangor).17. The Drama of the Black Arts Movement: Mike Sell (Indiana University of Pennsylvania).18. Sam Shepard and the American Sunset: Enchantment of the Mythic West: Leslie A. Wade (Louisiana State University).19. Staging the Binary: Asian American Theatre in the Late Twentieth Century: Daphne Lei (University of California, Irvine).20. August Wilson: Harry J. Elam, Jr. (Stanford University).21. Native American Drama: Ann Haugo (Illinois State University).22. John Guare and the Popular Culture Hype of Celebrity Status: Gene A. Plunka (University of Memphis).23. Writing Beyond Borders: A Survey of U. S. Latina/o Drama: Tiffany Ana Lopez (University of California, Riverside).24. Off the Porch and into the Scene: Southern Women Playwrights Beth Henley, Marsha Norman, Rebecca Gilman and Jane Martin: Linda Rohrer Paige (Georgia Southern University).25. David Mamet: America on the American Stage: Janet V. Haedicke (University of Louisiana at Monroe).26. 1970-1990: Disillusionment, Identity, and Discovery: Mark Fearnow (Hanover College).27. Maria Irene Fornes: Andrew Sofer (Boston College).28. From Eccentricity to Endurance: Jewish Comedy and the Art of Affirmation: Julia Listengarten (University of Central Florida).29. Repercussions and Remainders in the Plays of Paul Vogel: An Essay in Five Moments: Ann Pellegrini (New York University).30. Lesbian and Gay Drama: Jill Dolan (University of Texas).31. American Drama of the 1990s On- and Off-Broadway: June Schlueter (Lafayette College).32. Solo Performance Drama: The Self as Other? Stephen Bottoms (University of Glasgow).33. Experimental Drama at the End of the Century: Ehren Fordyce (Stanford University).Index

Szczegóły: Companion to Twentieth Century American Drama - D Krasner

Tytuł: Companion to Twentieth Century American Drama
Autor: D Krasner
Producent: Blackwell Science
ISBN: 9781405110884
Rok produkcji: 2004
Ilość stron: 600
Oprawa: Twarda
Waga: 1.19 kg

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