Author: Arthur Hobson QuinnPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American drama
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
A History of the American Drama from the Civil War to the Present Day
Author: Arthur Hobson QuinnPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American drama
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
A History of the American Drama, from the Civil War to the Present Day
Author: Arthur Hobson QuinnPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 832
Book Description
The Facts on File Companion to American Drama
Author: Jackson R. BryerPublisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438129661
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 657
Book Description
Features a comprehensive guide to American dramatic literature, from its origins in the early days of the nation to the groundbreaking works of today's best writers.
Encyclopedia of American Drama
Author: Jackson R. BryerPublisher: Infobase Learning
ISBN: 1438140762
Category : American drama
Languages : en
Pages : 2466
Book Description
Provides a comprehensive guide to American dramatic literature, from its origins in the early days of the nation to American classics such as Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman and Thornton Wilder's Our Town to the groundbreaking works of today's best writers.
The Statesman's Year-Book
Author: M. EpsteinPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230270743
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1507
Book Description
The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.
Historical Dictionary of American Theater
Author: James FisherPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1538107864
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 810
Book Description
This book covers the history of theater as well as the literature of America from 1880-1930. The years covered by this volume features the rise of the popular stage in America from the years following the end of the Civil War to the Golden Age of Broadway, with an emphasis on its practitioners, including such diverse figures as William Gillette, Mrs. Fiske, George M. Cohan, Maude Adams, David Belasco, George Abbott, Clyde Fitch, Eugene O’Neill, Texas Guinan, Robert Edmond Jones, Jeanne Eagels, Susan Glaspell, The Adlers and the Barrymores, Tallulah Bankhead, Philip Barry, Maxwell Anderson, Mae West, Elmer Rice, Laurette Taylor, Eva Le Gallienne, and a score of others. Entries abound on plays of all kinds, from melodrama to the newly-embraced realistic style, ethnic works (Irish, Yiddish, etc.), and such diverse forms as vaudeville, circus, minstrel shows, temperance plays, etc. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of American Theater: Modernism covers the history of modernist American Theatre through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 2,000 cross-referenced entries on actors and actresses, directors, playwrights, producers, genres, notable plays and theatres. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the American Theater in its greatest era.
The Literature of America: From the beginning to the civil war
Author: Arthur Hobson QuinnPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 776
Book Description
Theatre in the United States: Volume 1, 1750-1915: Theatre in the Colonies and the United States
Author: Barry WithamPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521308588
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Describes the growth and development of theatre in the United States. Documents and commentary are arranged into chapters on business practice, acting, theatre buildings, drama, design, and audience behavior.
The Reinterpretation of American Literature
Author: Norman FoersterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
American Literature from the 1850s to 1945
Author: Britannica Educational PublishingPublisher: Britannica Educational Publishing
ISBN: 1615302344
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Deviating from the romanticism of earlier works, American literature that emerged after the mid-19th century adopted a distinct realism and an often critical view of American society. With penetrating analyses, writers such as Henry Adams and Upton Sinclair exposed fundamental flaws in government and industry, while Mark Twain and H.L. Mencken incisively satirized social ills such as prejudice and intolerance. Readers will encounter these and other great minds whose fluid pens challenged the status quo.