
The Contemporary American Dramatic Trilogy
A Critical Study
Robert J. Andreach(Author)
McFarland & Co Inc (Publisher)
Published on 23. May 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
199 pages
978-0-7864-7097-6 (ISBN)
Description
The dramatic trilogy has been flourishing for some time now in new works and revivals of older works by American, British, and European playwrights. This book analyzes recent American works by Caucasian, African American, Asian American, and Hispanic American men and women. There are five chapters beginning with Opposing Families (trilogies of, e.g., Lanford Wilson, Foote, Machado, and McCraney are examined). Carson, Rabe, and McLaughlin are among those in the Classical Reimaginings chapter while Coen, Berc, and Wolfe constitute the Medieval Reimaginings chapter. Van Itallie, Havis, Rapp, and Hwang, among others, create New Forms. LaBute, Fierstein, and Nelson, among others, create New Selves. The concluding chapter is devoted to Ruhl's Passion Play, which spans 400 years of theatre-creating from Elizabethan England to Hitler's Germany to the Reagan era in America.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Jefferson, NC
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
notes, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
276 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7864-7097-6 (9780786470976)
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Person
The late Robert J. Andreach lived in New Jersey.
Content
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Triptych, Performance Art and Trilogy
One: Opposing Families
Two: Classical Reimaginings
Three: Medieval Reimaginings
Four: New Forms
Five: New Selves
Conclusion: Passion Play
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Triptych, Performance Art and Trilogy
One: Opposing Families
Two: Classical Reimaginings
Three: Medieval Reimaginings
Four: New Forms
Five: New Selves
Conclusion: Passion Play
Notes
Bibliography
Index