{"product_id":"american-drama-1945-2000-9781405120869","title":"American Drama 1945  2000","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul class=\"noindent\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a balanced assessment of the major plays and playwrights of the period.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how these dramatists broke new ground in their contribution to political, economic, social and cultural debates, as well as in their dramaturgical strategies.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOrganized chronologically, with plays, playwrights and movements clustered around different movements such as realism and experimentalism.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGives readers a sense of the development of American drama over time.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e Outstanding Academic Title for 2007 \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This excellent, brief survey will pique the interest of readers enough to send them off to the plays themselves. It is a must for younger scholars and a good starting point for specialists ... Essential.\" \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“An astute and timely reminder of the sheer range and variety of American drama as it rose to international prominence, a drama that engaged national myths and realities, anxieties and hopes, as they were reflected in the lives of those who lived out what Henry Luce called ‘the American Century’.” \u003ci\u003eChristopher Bigsby, University of East Anglia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Strong and engaging … .A fine resource … that the reader can use as a guide to further historical and thematic thinking.” \u003ci\u003eText and Presentation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations.  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Politics, Existentialism, and American Drama, 1935–1945.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Money Is Life: American Drama, 1945–1959.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Reality and Illusion: American Drama, 1960–1975.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Mad as Hell: American Drama, 1976–1989.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Body in Pain: American Drama, 1990–2000.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelected bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53515722424663,"sku":"9781405120869","price":89.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/american-drama-1945-2000-9781405120869","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}