Companion to Twentieth-Century American Drama

Informationen zum Autor David Krasner is an instructor in Theatre Studies, English, and African American Studies at Yale University. He is the author of Resistance, Parody, and Double Consciousness in African American Theatre, 1895-1910 and A Beautiful Pageant: African American Theatre, Drama, and Performance in the Harlem Renaissance (2002). He has twice won the Errol Hill Award from the American Society for Theatre Research for the best book or essay on African American theatre history. He has also worked as a professional actor and director. Klappentext This Companion provides an authoritative survey of twentieth-century American drama studies. Comprising over 30 original essays written by some of the best scholars and critics in the field, it emphasizes research and in-depth analysis, and is informed by debates drawn from past and present dramaturgical discussions.The volume balances studies of leading dramatists, such as Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, Eugene O'Neill, and Gertrude Stein, with discussion of previously marginalized playwrights. The contributors examine the movements and themes that framed these playwrights' work, such as the Harlem Renaissance, lesbian and gay drama, and the solo performances of the 1980s and 1990s. They also situate twentieth-century American drama within larger discussions about American ideas and culture, allowing readers both to get an overview and to make new connections between particular plays and playwrights. Zusammenfassung This Companion provides an original and authoritative survey of twentieth-century American drama studies, written by some of the best scholars and critics in the field. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations x Notes on Contributors xii Foreword by Molly Smith xvii Acknowledgments xix 1. Introduction: The Changing Perceptions of American Drama 1 David Krasner 2. American Drama, 1900-1915 3 Mark Evans Bryan 3. Ethnic Theatre in America 18 Rachel Shteir 4. Susan Glaspell and Sophie Treadwell: Staging Feminism and Modernism, 1915-1941 34 J. Ellen Gainor and Jerry Dickey 5. American Experimentalism, American Expressionism, and Early O'Neill 53 Deanna M. Toten Beard 6. Many-Faceted Mirror: Drama as Reflection of Uneasy Modernity in the 1920s 69 Felicia Hardison Londré 7. Playwrights and Plays of the Harlem Renaissance 91 Annemarie Bean 8. Reading Across the 1930s 106 Anne Fletcher 9. Famous Unknowns: The Dramas of Djuna Barnes and Gertrude Stein 127 Sarah Bay-Cheng 10. Eugene O'Neill: American Drama and American Modernism 142 David Krasner 11. Fissures Beneath the Surface: Drama in the 1940s and 1950s 159 Thomas P. Adler 12. Tennessee Williams 175 Brenda A. Murphy 13. Expressing and Exploring Faith: Religious Drama in America 192 Peter Civetta 14. The American Jewishness of Arthur Miller 209 Murray Biggs 15. Drama of the 1960s 229 Christopher Olsen 16. Fifteen-Love, Thirty-Love: Edward Albee 247 Steven Price 17. The Drama of the Black Arts Movement 263 Mike Sell 18. Sam Shepard and the American Sunset: Enchantment of the Mythic West 285 Leslie A. Wade 19. Staging the Binary: Asian American Theatre in the Late Twentieth Century 301 Daphne Lei 20. August Wilson 318 Harry J. Elam, Jr. 21. Native American Drama 334 Ann Haugo 22. John Guare and the Popular Culture Hype of Celebrity Status 352 Gene A. Plunka 23. Writing Beyond Borders: A Survey of US Latina/o Drama 370 Tiffany Ana Lopez 24. ''Off the Porch and into the Scene'': Southern Women Playwrights Beth Henl...

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List of Illustrations.
 
Notes on Contributors.
 
Preface: Molly Smith (Arena Stage in Washington, D.C.).
 
Acknowledgements.
 
1. Introduction: The Changing Perceptions of American Drama: David Krasner (Yale University).
 
2. American Drama 1900-1915: Mark Evans Bryan (Dennison University).
 
3. Ethnic American Drama: Rachel Shteir (DePaul University).
 
4. Susan Glaspell and Sophie Treadwell: Staging Feminism and Modernism, 1915-1941: J. Ellen Gainor (Cornell University) and Jerry Dickey (University of Arizona).
 
5. American Experimentalism, American Expressionism, and Early O'Neill: DeAnna M. Toten Beard (Baylor University).
 
6. Many-Faceted Mirror: Drama as Reflection of Uneasy Modernity in the Twenties: Felicia Hardison Londré (University of Missouri-Kansas City).
 
7. Playwrights and Plays of the Harlem Renaissance: Annemarie Bean (Williams College).
 
8. Reading Across the 1930s: Anne Fletcher (Southern Illinois University-Carbondale).
 
9. Famous Unknowns: The Dramas of Djuna Barnes and Gertrude Stein: Sarah Bay-Cheng (Colgate University).
 
10. Eugene O'Neill: American Drama and American Modernism: David Krasner (Yale University).
 
11. Fissures Beneath the Surface: Drama in the 1940s and 1950s: Thomas Adler (Purdue University).
 
12. Tennessee Williams: Brenda Murphy (University of Connecticut).
 
13. Expression and Exploring Faith: Religious Drama in America: Peter Civetta (Cornell University).
 
14. The Jewishness of Arthur Miller: Murray Biggs (Yale University).
 
15. Drama of the 1960s: Christopher Olsen (York College and Millerville University).
 
16. Fifteen-Love, Thirty-Love: Edward Albee: Steven Price (University of Wales, Bangor).
 
17. The Drama of the Black Arts Movement: Mike Sell (Indiana University of Pennsylvania).
 
18. Sam Shepard and the American Sunset: Enchantment of the Mythic West: Leslie A. Wade (Louisiana State University).
 
19. Staging the Binary: Asian American Theatre in the Late Twentieth Century: Daphne Lei (University of California, Irvine).
 
20. August Wilson: Harry J. Elam, Jr. (Stanford University).
 
21. Native American Drama: Ann Haugo (Illinois State University).
 
22. John Guare and the Popular Culture Hype of Celebrity Status: Gene A. Plunka (University of Memphis).
 
23. Writing Beyond Borders: A Survey of U. S. Latina/o Drama: Tiffany Ana Lopez (University of California, Riverside).
 
24. Off the Porch and into the Scene: Southern Women Playwrights Beth Henley, Marsha Norman, Rebecca Gilman and Jane Martin: Linda Rohrer Paige (Georgia Southern University).
 
25. David Mamet: America on the American Stage: Janet V. Haedicke (University of Louisiana at Monroe).
 
26. 1970-1990: Disillusionment, Identity, and Discovery: Mark Fearnow (Hanover College).
 
27. Maria Irene Fornes: Andrew Sofer (Boston College).
 
28. From Eccentricity to Endurance: Jewish Comedy and the Art of Affirmation: Julia Listengarten (University of Central Florida).
 
29. Repercussions and Remainders in the Plays of Paul Vogel: An Essay in Five Moments: Ann Pellegrini (New York University).
 
30. Lesbian and Gay Drama: Jill Dolan (University of Texas).
 
31. American Drama of the 1990s On- and Off-Broadway: June Schlueter (Lafayette College).
 
32. Solo Performance Drama: The Self as Other? Stephen Bottoms (University of Glasgow).
 
33. Experimental Drama at the End of the Century: Ehren Fordyce (Stanford University).
 
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"This Companion provides an original and authoritative survey of twentieth-century American drama studies, written by some of the best scholars and critics in the field." ( Stephen Baker Hot Fiction Books , 31 December 2012)
"This volume includes more than 30 meticulously researched essays, some with illustrations, by the best-known contemporary experts on American drama and theater ... Highly recommended. All collections; all levels."
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• Authors: D Krasner, David Krasner, David (Yale University) Krasner
• Assisted by: Davi Krasner (Editor), David Krasner (Editor), Krasner David (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.03.2007
• EAN: 9781405163682
• ISBN: 978-1-4051-6368-2
• No. of pages: 608
• Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture; Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture; BLACKWELL COMPANIONS TO LITERA
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Literaturwissenschaft, Amerikanische Literatur, Literature, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Literaturkritik u. -geschichte, Literary Criticism & History, American Literature