A Companion to Twentieth-Century American DramaISBN: 978-1-4051-1088-4
Hardcover
600 pages
November 2004, Wiley-Blackwell
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This Companion provides an original and authoritative survey
of twentieth-century American drama studies, written by some of the
best scholars and critics in the field.
- Balances consideration of canonical material with discussion of works by previously marginalized playwrights
- Includes studies of leading dramatists, such as Tennessee
Williams, Arthur Miller, Eugene O'Neill and Gertrude Stein
- Allows readers to make new links between particular plays and
playwrights
- Examines the movements that framed the century, such as the
Harlem Renaissance, lesbian and gay drama, and the solo
performances of the 1980s and 1990s
- Situates American drama within larger discussions about American ideas and culture