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American Drama 1945-2000: An Introduction
Contributor(s): Krasner, David (Author)
ISBN: 140512086X     ISBN-13: 9781405120869
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
OUR PRICE:   $121.72  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: August 2006
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Annotation: 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.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Drama | American - General
Dewey: 812.540
LCCN: 2005030632
Series: Blackwell Introductions to Literature
Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.1" W x 9.28" (1.03 lbs) 226 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
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.