This Companion provides an authoritative survey of twentieth-century American drama studies. Comprising over 30 original essays written by some of the best scholars and critics in the field, it emphasizes research and in-depth analysis, and is informed by debates drawn from past and present dramaturgical discussions. The volume balances studies of leading dramatists, such as Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, Eugene O'Neill, and Gertrude Stein, with discussion of previously marginalized playwrights. The contributors examine the movements and themes that framed these playwrights' work, such as…mehr
This Companion provides an authoritative survey of twentieth-century American drama studies. Comprising over 30 original essays written by some of the best scholars and critics in the field, it emphasizes research and in-depth analysis, and is informed by debates drawn from past and present dramaturgical discussions. The volume balances studies of leading dramatists, such as Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, Eugene O'Neill, and Gertrude Stein, with discussion of previously marginalized playwrights. The contributors examine the movements and themes that framed these playwrights' work, such as the Harlem Renaissance, lesbian and gay drama, and the solo performances of the 1980s and 1990s. They also situate twentieth-century American drama within larger discussions about American ideas and culture, allowing readers both to get an overview and to make new connections between particular plays and playwrights.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
David Krasner is an instructor in Theatre Studies, English, and African American Studies at Yale University. He is the author of Resistance, Parody, and Double Consciousness in African American Theatre, 1895-1910 and A Beautiful Pageant: African American Theatre, Drama, and Performance in the Harlem Renaissance (2002). He has twice won the Errol Hill Award from the American Society for Theatre Research for the best book or essay on African American theatre history. He has also worked as a professional actor and director.
Inhaltsangabe
List of Illustrations x Notes on Contributors xii Foreword by Molly Smith xvii Acknowledgments xix 1. Introduction: The Changing Perceptions of American Drama 1 David Krasner 2. American Drama, 1900-1915 3 Mark Evans Bryan 3. Ethnic Theatre in America 18 Rachel Shteir 4. Susan Glaspell and Sophie Treadwell: Staging Feminism and Modernism, 1915-1941 34 J. Ellen Gainor and Jerry Dickey 5. American Experimentalism, American Expressionism, and Early O'Neill 53 Deanna M. Toten Beard 6. Many-Faceted Mirror: Drama as Reflection of Uneasy Modernity in the 1920s 69 Felicia Hardison Londré 7. Playwrights and Plays of the Harlem Renaissance 91 Annemarie Bean 8. Reading Across the 1930s 106 Anne Fletcher 9. Famous Unknowns: The Dramas of Djuna Barnes and Gertrude Stein 127 Sarah Bay-Cheng 10. Eugene O'Neill: American Drama and American Modernism 142 David Krasner 11. Fissures Beneath the Surface: Drama in the 1940s and 1950s 159 Thomas P. Adler 12. Tennessee Williams 175 Brenda A. Murphy 13. Expressing and Exploring Faith: Religious Drama in America 192 Peter Civetta 14. The American Jewishness of Arthur Miller 209 Murray Biggs 15. Drama of the 1960s 229 Christopher Olsen 16. Fifteen-Love, Thirty-Love: Edward Albee 247 Steven Price 17. The Drama of the Black Arts Movement 263 Mike Sell 18. Sam Shepard and the American Sunset: Enchantment of the Mythic West 285 Leslie A. Wade 19. Staging the Binary: Asian American Theatre in the Late Twentieth Century 301 Daphne Lei 20. August Wilson 318 Harry J. Elam, Jr. 21. Native American Drama 334 Ann Haugo 22. John Guare and the Popular Culture Hype of Celebrity Status 352 Gene A. Plunka 23. Writing Beyond Borders: A Survey of US Latina/o Drama 370 Tiffany Ana Lopez 24. ''Off the Porch and into the Scene'': Southern Women Playwrights Beth Henley, Marsha Norman, Rebecca Gilman, and Jane Martin 388 Linda Rohrer Paige 25. David Mamet: America on the American Stage 406 Janet V. Haedicke 26. 1970-1990: Disillusionment, Identity, and Discovery 423 Mark Fearnow 27. Maria Irene Fornes: Acts of Translation 440 Andrew Sofer 28. From Eccentricity to Endurance: Jewish Comedy and the Art of Affirmation 456 Julia Listengarten 29. Repercussions and Remainders in the Plays of Paula Vogel: An Essay in Five Moments 473 Ann Pellegrini 30. Lesbian and Gay Drama 486 Jill Dolan 31. American Drama of the 1990s On and Off-Broadway 504 June Schlueter 32. Solo Performance Drama: The Self as Other? 519 Stephen J. Bottoms 33. Experimental Drama at the End of the Century 536 Ehren Fordyce Index 552
List of Illustrations x Notes on Contributors xii Foreword by Molly Smith xvii Acknowledgments xix 1. Introduction: The Changing Perceptions of American Drama 1 David Krasner 2. American Drama, 1900-1915 3 Mark Evans Bryan 3. Ethnic Theatre in America 18 Rachel Shteir 4. Susan Glaspell and Sophie Treadwell: Staging Feminism and Modernism, 1915-1941 34 J. Ellen Gainor and Jerry Dickey 5. American Experimentalism, American Expressionism, and Early O'Neill 53 Deanna M. Toten Beard 6. Many-Faceted Mirror: Drama as Reflection of Uneasy Modernity in the 1920s 69 Felicia Hardison Londré 7. Playwrights and Plays of the Harlem Renaissance 91 Annemarie Bean 8. Reading Across the 1930s 106 Anne Fletcher 9. Famous Unknowns: The Dramas of Djuna Barnes and Gertrude Stein 127 Sarah Bay-Cheng 10. Eugene O'Neill: American Drama and American Modernism 142 David Krasner 11. Fissures Beneath the Surface: Drama in the 1940s and 1950s 159 Thomas P. Adler 12. Tennessee Williams 175 Brenda A. Murphy 13. Expressing and Exploring Faith: Religious Drama in America 192 Peter Civetta 14. The American Jewishness of Arthur Miller 209 Murray Biggs 15. Drama of the 1960s 229 Christopher Olsen 16. Fifteen-Love, Thirty-Love: Edward Albee 247 Steven Price 17. The Drama of the Black Arts Movement 263 Mike Sell 18. Sam Shepard and the American Sunset: Enchantment of the Mythic West 285 Leslie A. Wade 19. Staging the Binary: Asian American Theatre in the Late Twentieth Century 301 Daphne Lei 20. August Wilson 318 Harry J. Elam, Jr. 21. Native American Drama 334 Ann Haugo 22. John Guare and the Popular Culture Hype of Celebrity Status 352 Gene A. Plunka 23. Writing Beyond Borders: A Survey of US Latina/o Drama 370 Tiffany Ana Lopez 24. ''Off the Porch and into the Scene'': Southern Women Playwrights Beth Henley, Marsha Norman, Rebecca Gilman, and Jane Martin 388 Linda Rohrer Paige 25. David Mamet: America on the American Stage 406 Janet V. Haedicke 26. 1970-1990: Disillusionment, Identity, and Discovery 423 Mark Fearnow 27. Maria Irene Fornes: Acts of Translation 440 Andrew Sofer 28. From Eccentricity to Endurance: Jewish Comedy and the Art of Affirmation 456 Julia Listengarten 29. Repercussions and Remainders in the Plays of Paula Vogel: An Essay in Five Moments 473 Ann Pellegrini 30. Lesbian and Gay Drama 486 Jill Dolan 31. American Drama of the 1990s On and Off-Broadway 504 June Schlueter 32. Solo Performance Drama: The Self as Other? 519 Stephen J. Bottoms 33. Experimental Drama at the End of the Century 536 Ehren Fordyce Index 552
Rezensionen
"This Companion provides an original and authoritativesurvey of twentieth-century American drama studies, written by someof the best scholars and critics in the field." (Stephen Baker Hot Fiction Books, 31 December 2012)"This volume includes more than 30 meticulously researchedessays, some with illustrations, by the best-known contemporaryexperts on American drama and theater ... Highly recommended.All collections; all levels." Choice
Es gelten unsere Allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen: www.buecher.de/agb
Impressum
www.buecher.de ist ein Internetauftritt der buecher.de internetstores GmbH
Geschäftsführung: Monica Sawhney | Roland Kölbl | Günter Hilger
Sitz der Gesellschaft: Batheyer Straße 115 - 117, 58099 Hagen
Postanschrift: Bürgermeister-Wegele-Str. 12, 86167 Augsburg
Amtsgericht Hagen HRB 13257
Steuernummer: 321/5800/1497
USt-IdNr: DE450055826
