[PDF] Encyclopedia Of American Drama eBook

Author : Jackson R. Bryer
Publisher : Infobase Learning
Page : 2466 pages
File Size : 32,17 MB
Release : 2015-04-22
Category : American drama
ISBN : 1438140762

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Provides a comprehensive guide to American dramatic literature, from its origins in the early days of the nation to American classics such as Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman and Thornton Wilder's Our Town to the groundbreaking works of today's best writers.

Author : Eladio Cortes
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 547 pages
File Size : 26,22 MB
Release : 2003-12-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0313017212

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Latin American culture has given birth to numerous dramatic works, though it has often been difficult to locate information about these plays and playwrights. This volume traces the history of Latin American theater, including the Nuyorican and Chicano theaters of the United States, and surveys its history from the pre-Columbian period to the present. Sections cover individual Latin American countries. Each section features alphabetically arranged entries for playwrights, independent theaters, and cultural movements. The volume begins with an overview of the development of theater in Latin America. Each of the country sections begins with an introductory survey and concludes with copious bibliographical information. The entries for playwrights provide factual information about the dramatist's life and works and place the author within the larger context of international literature. Each entry closes with a list of works by and about the playwright. A selected, general bibliography appears at the end of the volume.

Author : Don Rubin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 641 pages
File Size : 26,18 MB
Release : 2013-10-08
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1136359214

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This new in paperback edition of World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre covers the Americas, from Canada to Argentina, including the United States. Entries on twenty six countries are preceded by specialist introductions on Theatre in Post-Colonial Latin America, Theatres of North America, Puppet Theatre, Theatre for Young Audiences, Music Theatre and Dance Theatre. The essays follow the series format, allowing for cross-referring across subjects, both within the volume and between volumes. Each country entry is written by specialists in the particular country and the volume has its own teams of regional editors, overseen by the main editorial team based at the University of York in Canada headed by Don Rubin. Each entry covers all aspects of theatre genres, practitioners, writers, critics and styles, with bibliographies, over 200 black & white photographs and a substantial index. This Encyclopedia is indispensable for anyone interested in the cultures of the Americas or in modern theatre. It is also an invaluable reference tool for students and scholars of a wide range of disciplines including history, performance studies, anthropology and cultural studies.

Author : Jackson R. Bryer
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 657 pages
File Size : 16,46 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1438129661

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Features a comprehensive guide to American dramatic literature, from its origins in the early days of the nation to the groundbreaking works of today's best writers.

Author : McGraw-Hill, inc
Publisher : VNR AG
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 48,53 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780070791695

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Ranging from the earliest drama to the theater of the 1980's this encyclopedia includes coverage of national drama and theater around the world, theater companies, and musical comedy. Arrangement of the 1,300 entries is alphabetically by name or subject with nearly 950 of these devoted to individual playwrights and their works.

Author : Paul Thifault
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 37,74 MB
Release : 2022-06-29
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1000598691

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This volume provides an accessible and engaging guide to the study of American dramatic literature. Designed to support students in reading, discussing, and writing about commonly assigned American plays, this text offers timely resources to think critically and originally about key moments on the American stage. Combining comprehensive coverage of the core plays from the post-Revolutionary era to the present, each chapter includes: historical and cultural context of each of the plays and their distinctive literary features clear introductions to the ongoing critical debates they have provoked collaborative prompts for classroom or online discussion annotated bibliographies for further research With its accessible prose style and clear structure, this introduction spotlights specific plays while encouraging students to contemplate timely questions of American identity across its selected span of US theatrical history.

Author : Gerald Martin Bordman
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 840 pages
File Size : 43,42 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Music
ISBN :

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Gerald Bordman's American Musical Theatre has become a landmark book since its publication in 1978. It chronicles American musicals, show by show and season by season, and offers a running commentary and assessment as well as providing the basic facts about each production. This updated edition includes the new shows that have opened on Broadway since the original publication. Also included are over a hundred musicals that were turn-of-the-century, cheap-priced touring shows which never played Broadway, but were the training ground for many theatre greats.

Author : Steven R. Serafin
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 1340 pages
File Size : 30,76 MB
Release : 2005-09-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780826417770

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More than ten years in the making, this comprehensive single-volume literary survey is for the student, scholar, and general reader. The Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature represents a collaborative effort, involving 300 contributors from across the US and Canada. Composed of more than 1,100 signed biographical-critical entries, this Encyclopedia serves as both guide and companion to the study and appreciation of American literature. A special feature is the topical article, of which there are 70.