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This book examines plays by contemporary playwrights and compares them alongside the works of Eugene OâNeill, Arthur Miller, and Tennessee Williams. Andreach argues that tragedy is not only present in contemporary American theatre, but issues from an expectation fundamental to American culture: the pressure on characters to create themselves.

Table of Contents
Introduction : Questioning Tragedy’s Vitality and Relevance Chapter One : Isolation and Loss of Life Chapter Two : Loss of Hope and Suffering Chapter Three : Eugene O’Neill Chapter Four : Arthur Miller Chapter Five : Tennessee Williams Chapter Six : More Contemporary Tragedy Conclusion : Questing for Tragedy’s Vitality and Relevance Notes Index

Tragedy in the Contemporary American Theatre

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      Publisher: University Press of America
      Publication Date: 7/16/2014 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780761864004, 978-0761864004
      ISBN10: 0761864008

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book examines plays by contemporary playwrights and compares them alongside the works of Eugene OâNeill, Arthur Miller, and Tennessee Williams. Andreach argues that tragedy is not only present in contemporary American theatre, but issues from an expectation fundamental to American culture: the pressure on characters to create themselves.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction : Questioning Tragedy’s Vitality and Relevance Chapter One : Isolation and Loss of Life Chapter Two : Loss of Hope and Suffering Chapter Three : Eugene O’Neill Chapter Four : Arthur Miller Chapter Five : Tennessee Williams Chapter Six : More Contemporary Tragedy Conclusion : Questing for Tragedy’s Vitality and Relevance Notes Index

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