| Chicano Drama: Performance, Society and Myth Contributor(s): Huerta, Jorge (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521771196 ISBN-13: 9780521771191 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $124.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Drama - Performing Arts | Theater - General |
| Dewey: 812.009 |
| LCCN: 00036300 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in American Theatre and Drama (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6" W x 9" (1.09 lbs) 222 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Chicano |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Huerta takes as his starting point 1979, the year Lu s Valdez's play, Zoot Suit, was produced on Broadway. Huerta looks at plays by and about Chicanas and Chicanos, as they explore through performance, the community and its identity caught between the United States and Mexico. Through informative biographies of each playwright and analyses of their plays, Huerta offers an accessible introduction to this important aspect of American theater and culture. The book contains photographs from key productions and will be invaluable to students, scholars and general theatergoers. |