The Dawning of American Drama

American Dramatic Criticism, 1746-1915

Jurgen C. Wolter (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

328 Seiten

1993
Praeger Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-0-313-29028-2 (ISBN)

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This book seeks to bring to life the prolonged dawning of American drama, to outline America's continued quest for a national drama and theatre, and to provide a survey of the development of dramatic criticism in the United States. For more than a century, dramatists and critics alike were in search of a distinct American drama. Wolter reconstructs this search through the contemporary writing that reflected the attitudes and values of the period and attempted to define the future of the country's theatre.

After a historical survey of theatrical criticism in America, Wolter provides a comprehensive anthology of representative texts on the state of America theatre prior to 1915. This is followed by a bibliography of more than 500 articles from over 150 years of American theatrical criticism. Augmented by an index of names and key terms referred to in the texts, the volume is an essential guide for scholars of American theatre and cultural history.

JURGEN C. WOLTER is a Professor at Bergische Universitat, Gesamthochschule Wuppertal. He has published extensively on American theatre in books and journals.

Introduction The American Theatre As Seen by Its Critics: A Historical Survey: From the Devil's Den to the Nation's Temple An Anthology of American Dramatic Criticism 1746-1915: Jeremiads and Eulogies Chronological List of Dramatic Criticism in American Periodicals 1746-1915 Alphabetical List of the Periodicals Consulted Selected Bibliography on the History of the American Drama and Theatre before 1915 Index of Names and Key Terms

Erscheint lt. Verlag	16.9.1993
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
ISBN-10	0-313-29028-8 / 0313290288
ISBN-13	978-0-313-29028-2 / 9780313290282
Zustand	Neuware