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The Oxford handbook of American drama / edited by Jeffrey H. Richards with Heather S. Nathans.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Oxford handbooks online
- Oxford handbooks in literature.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American drama--History and criticism.
- American drama.
- Theater--United States--History.
- Theater.
- History.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Other Title:
- Handbook of American drama
- American drama
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- This volume explores the history of American drama from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. It describes origins of early republican drama and its evolution during the pre-war and post-war periods. It traces the emergence of different types of American drama including protest plays, reform drama, political drama, experimental drama, urban plays, feminist drama and realist plays. This volume also analyzes the works of some of the most notable American playwrights including Eugene O'Neill, Tennessee Williams, and Arthur Miller and those written by women dramatists.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 9, 2014).
- Other Format:
- Print version
- ISBN:
- 9780199983131
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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