A Companion to Twentieth-Century American Drama: Krasner/A Companion

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 This Companion Provides An Authoritative Survey Of Twentieth-century American Drama Studies. Comprising Over 30 Original Essays Written By Some Of The Best Scholars And Critics In The Field, It Emphasizes Research And In-depth Analysis, And Is Informed By Debates Drawn From Past And Present Dramaturgical Discussions.--jacket. Introduction: The Changing Perceptions Of American Drama / David Krasner -- American Drama, 1900-1915 / Mark Evans Bryan -- Ethnic Theatre In America / Rachel Shteir -- Susan Glaspell And Sophie Treadwell: Staging Feminism And Modernism, 1915-1941 / J. Ellen Gainor, Jerry Dickey -- American Experimentalism, American Expressionism, And Early O'neill / Deanna M. Toten Beard -- Many-faceted Mirror: Drama As Reflection Of Uneasy Modernity In The 1920s / Felicia Hardison Londré -- Playwrights And Plays Of The Harlem Renaissance / Annemarie Bean -- Reading Across The 1930s / Anne Fletcher -- Famous Unknowns: The Dramas Of Djuna Barnes And Gertrude Stein / Sarah Bay-cheng -- Eugene O'neill: American Drama And American Modernism / David Krasner -- Fissures Beneath The Surface: Drama In The 1940s And 1950s / Thomas P. Adler -- Tennessee Williams / Brenda A. Murphy -- Expressing And Exploring Faith: Religious Drama In America / Peter Civetta -- The American Jewishness Of Arthur Miller / Murray Biggs -- Drama Of The 1960s / Christopher Olsen -- Fifteen-love, Thirty-love: Edward Albee / Steven Price -- The Drama Of The Black Arts Movement / Mike Sell -- Sam Shepard And The American Sunset: Enchantment Of The Mythic West / Leslie A. Wade -- Staging The Binary: Asian American Theatre In The Late Twentieth Century / Daphne Lei -- August Wilson / Harry J. Elam, Jr. -- Native American Drama / Ann Haugo -- John Guare And The Popular Culture Hype Of Celebrity Status / Gene A. Plunka -- Writing Beyond Borders: A Survey Of Us Latina/o Drama / Tiffany Ana Lopez -- Off The Porch And Into The Scene: Southern Women Playwrights Beth Henley, Marsha Norman, Rebecca Gilman, And Jane Martin / Linda Rohrer Paige -- David Mamet: America On The American Stage / Janet V. Haedicke -- 1970-1990: Disillusionment, Identity, And Discovery / Mark Fearnow -- Maria Irene Fornes: Acts Of Translation / Andrew Sofer -- From Eccentricity To Endurance: Jewish Comedy And The Art Of Affirmation / Julia Listengarten -- Repercussions And Remainders In The Plays Of Paula Vogel: An Essay In Five Moments / Ann Pellegrini -- Lesbian And Gay Drama / Jill Dolan -- American Drama Of The 1990s On And Off-broadway / June Schleuter -- Solo Performance Drama: The Self As Other? / Stephen J. Bottoms -- Experimental Drama At The End Of The Century / Ehren Fordyce. Edited By David Krasner. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. A Companion to Twentieth-Century American Drama......Page 5 Contents......Page 9 List of Illustrations......Page 12 Notes on Contributors......Page 14 Foreword......Page 19 Acknowledgments......Page 21 1 Introduction: The Changing Perceptions of American Drama......Page 23 2 American Drama......Page 25 3 Ethnic Theatre in America......Page 40 4 Susan Glaspell and Sophie Treadwell: Staging Feminism and Modernism, 1915...1941......Page 56 5 American Experimentalism, American Expressionism and Early O'Neill......Page 75 6 Many-Faceted Mirror: Drama as Reflection of Uneasy modernity in the 1920s......Page 91 7 Playwrights and Plays of the Harlem Renaissance......Page 113 8 Reading Across the 1930s......Page 128 9 Famous Unknowns:The Dramas of Djuna Barnes and Gertrude Stein......Page 149 10 Eugene O'Neill: American drama and American Modernism......Page 164 11 Fissures Beneath the Surface: Drama in the 1940s and 1950s......Page 181 12 Tennessee Williams......Page 197 13 Expressing and Exploring Faith: Religious Drama in America......Page 214 14 The American Jewishness of Arthur Miller......Page 231 15 Drama of the 1960s......Page 251 16 Fifteen-Love, Thirty-Love: Edward albee......Page 269 17 The Drama of the Black Arts Movement......Page 285 18 Sam Shepard and the American Sunset: Enchantment of the Mythic West......Page 307 19 Staging the Binary: Asian American Theatre in the late Twentieth Century......Page 323 20 August Wilson......Page 340 21 Native American Drama......Page 356 22 John Guare and the Popular Culture Hype of Celebrity Status......Page 374 23 Writing Beyond Borders: A Survey of US Latina/o Drama......Page 392 24 ''Off the Porch and into the Scene'': Southern Women Playwrights Beth Henley, Marsha Norman, Rebecca Gilman, and Jane Martin......Page 410 25 David Mamet: America on the American Stage......Page 428 26 1970...1990: Disillusionment, Identity, and Discovery......Page 445 27 Maria Irene Fornes: Acts of Translation......Page 462 28 From Eccentricity to Endurance: Jewish Comedy and the Art of Affirmation......Page 478 29 Repercussions and Remainders in the plays of paula vogel: An Essay in Five Moments......Page 495 30 Lesbian and Gay Drama......Page 508 31 American Drama of the 1990s......Page 526 32 Solo Performance Drama:The self as Other?......Page 541 33 Experimental Drama at the End of the Century......Page 558 Index......Page 574 A COMPANION TO 'TWENTIETH-CENTURY AMERICAN DRAMA Contributors to this volume: Thomas P. Adler, Sarah Bay-Cheng, Annemarie Bean, Deanna M. Toten Beard, Murray Biggs, Stephen J. Bottoms, Mark Evans Bryan, Peter Civetta, Jerry Dickey, Jill Dolan, Harry J. Elam, Jr., Mark Fearnow, Anne Fletcher, Ehren Fordyce, J. Ellen Gainor, Janet V. Haedicke, Ann Haugo, David Krasner, Daphne Lei, Julia Listengarten, Felicia Hardison Londré, Tiffany Ana Lopez, Brenda A. Murphy, Christopher Olsen, Linda Rohrer Paige, Ann Pellegrini, Gene A. Plunka, Steven price, June Schlueter, Mike Sell, Rachel Shteir, Molly Smith. Andrew Sofer, Leslie A. Wade Also available in The Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture series: "This Companion provides an authoritative survey of twentieth-century American drama studies. Comprising over 30 original essays written by some of the best scholars and critics in the field, it emphasizes research and in-depth analysis, and is informed by debates drawn from past and present dramaturgical discussions."--Résumé de l'éditeur