Maxwell Anderson and the Classical Tradition - The Muses in America

This book sheds new light on the dramatic works of the American playwright, poet, and lyricist Maxwell Anderson, assessing the pervasive influence of Greek and Roman antiquity on his plays that dominated Broadway in the first half of the twentieth century.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. To Anderson through Aeschylus: Winterset and the Oresteia; 2. To Anderson through Euripides: The Wingless Victory and the Medea; 3. To Anderson Through Homer: The Ulysses Africanus of Maxwell Anderson and Kurt Weill; 4. To Anderson Through Aristotle, Sophocles, and William March: Bad Seed; 5. Late Minor Works; Afterward: Maxwell Who?

Product details

• Authors: Robert J. (University of Kentucky Rabel, Rabel Robert J.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.04.2025
• EAN: 9781032782836
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3278283-6
• No. of pages: 222
• Series: Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; North America, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Classical texts, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Ancient, classical and medieval texts