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Historical Dictionary of American Theater
Fisher, James; Londre, Felicia Hardison
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Description for Historical Dictionary of American Theater
Hardback. Historical Dictionary of the American Theater: Modernism by Felicia Hardison Londre and James Fisher covers the theatrical practice and practitioners as well as the dramatic literature of the United States of America from 1880 to 1929. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts. Num Pages: 616 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 223 x 42. Weight in Grams: 970.
The fifty-year period from 1880 to 1929 is the richest era for theater in American history, certainly in the great number of plays produced and artists who contributed significantly, but also in the centrality of theater in the lives of Americans. As the impact of European modernism began to gradually seep into American theater during the 1880s and quite importantly in the 1890s, more traditional forms of theater gave way to futurism, symbolism, surrealism, and expressionism. American playwrights like Eugene O'Neill, George Kelly, Elmer Rice, Philip Barry, and George S. Kaufman ushered in the Golden Age of American drama. ... Read more
The fifty-year period from 1880 to 1929 is the richest era for theater in American history, certainly in the great number of plays produced and artists who contributed significantly, but also in the centrality of theater in the lives of Americans. As the impact of European modernism began to gradually seep into American theater during the 1880s and quite importantly in the 1890s, more traditional forms of theater gave way to futurism, symbolism, surrealism, and expressionism. American playwrights like Eugene O'Neill, George Kelly, Elmer Rice, Philip Barry, and George S. Kaufman ushered in the Golden Age of American drama. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
616
Condition
New
Series
Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts
Number of Pages
616
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810855335
SKU
V9780810855335
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About Fisher, James; Londre, Felicia Hardison
James Fisher is Professor of Theater and Head of the Theatre Department at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Felicia Hardison Londré is Curators' Professor of Theater at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and Honorary co-founder of Heart of America Shakespeare Festival.
Reviews for Historical Dictionary of American Theater
The newest addition to Scarecrow's Historical Dictionaries of Literature and Art series, this volume provides a quick reference guide to people and plays of the day. Recommended for academic and large public libraries.
Booklist, June 1, 2008
This dictionary is a very comprehensive and rather unique resource. Appropriate for both public and academic reference collections.
American ... Read more
Booklist, June 1, 2008
This dictionary is a very comprehensive and rather unique resource. Appropriate for both public and academic reference collections.
American ... Read more