AMERICAN DRAMA 1945 - 2000 by David Krasner ( 9781405120876 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

AMERICAN DRAMA 1945 - 2000
AN INTRODUCTION

By:

David Krasner

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Paperback

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1405120878

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9781405120876

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Publisher:

JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD

Pub. date:

23 June, 2006

Series:

Wiley Blackwell Introductions to Literature

Pages:

224

Description:

A concise introduction to American drama 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, among them Arthur Miller, Eugene O'Neill and Tennessee Williams.

Synopsis:

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.

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