| Edition |
Rev. ed. |
| Description |
270 pages 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-260). |
| Contents |
Introduction: "The purpose of playing ..." -- Eugene O'Neill: the tragic homecoming -- Arthur Miller: return to the self -- Tennessee Williams: the freedom of the senses -- Thornton Wilder and William Saroyan: the comic vein and "courage for survival" -- The fun and games of Edward Albee -- The survivors of the Depression: Hellman, Odets, Shaw -- Man's relation to God: MacLeish, Chayefsky -- The tired deans: Elmer Rice and S.N. Behrman -- The emergent deans: Kingsley, Inge, and company -- Broadway's boys -- The refugees from television -- New-play madness and some new voices -- The musical theatre: heirs to Richard Rodgers -- The theatre off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway -- Trends of the decade. |
| Subject |
O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953.
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Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005.
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Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983.
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Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975.
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Saroyan, William, 1908-1981.
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Albee, Edward, 1928-
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Hellman, Lillian, 1906-
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Odets, Clifford, 1906-1963.
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Shaw, Irwin, 1913-1984.
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MacLeish, Archibald, 1892-1982.
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Chayefsky, Paddy, 1923-1981.
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Rice, Elmer, 1892-1967.
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Behrman, S. N. (Samuel Nathaniel), 1893-1973.
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Kingsley, Sidney, 1906-1995.
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Inge, William.
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American drama -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Theater -- United States -- History.
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Albee, Edward, 1928-2016 (OCoLC)fst00044544
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Behrman, S. N. (Samuel Nathaniel), 1893-1973. (OCoLC)fst00001738
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Chayefsky, Paddy, 1923-1981. (OCoLC)fst00012326
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Hellman, Lillian, 1905-1984. (OCoLC)fst01427356
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Inge, William. (OCoLC)fst00008969
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Kingsley, Sidney, 1906-1995. (OCoLC)fst00186629
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MacLeish, Archibald, 1892-1982. (OCoLC)fst00049921
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Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005. (OCoLC)fst00034500
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Odets, Clifford, 1906-1963. (OCoLC)fst00012465
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O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953. (OCoLC)fst00041145
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Rice, Elmer, 1892-1967. (OCoLC)fst00304677
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Saroyan, William, 1908-1981. (OCoLC)fst00029172
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Shaw, Irwin, 1913-1984. (OCoLC)fst00038334
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Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975. (OCoLC)fst00036991
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Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983. (OCoLC)fst00040786
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American drama. (OCoLC)fst00806998
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Theater. (OCoLC)fst01149217
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Drama (DE-588)4012899-4
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Fürstliches Schauspielhaus Bad Pyrmont (DE-588)4347654-5
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Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer Bitterfeld (DE-588)10090522-5
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Theater (DE-588)4059702-7
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United States.
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| Chronological Term |
Geschichte 1955-1965.
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1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Lewis, Allan. American plays and playwrights of the contemporary theatre. Rev. ed. New York, Crown Publishers [1970] (OCoLC)575659563 |
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