The Dawning of American drama : American dramatic criticism, 1746-1915
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The Dawning of American drama : American dramatic criticism, 1746-1915
（Contributions in drama and theatre studies, no. 51）
Greenwood Press, 1993
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-310) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book seeks to bring to life the prolonged dawning of American drama, to outline America's continued quest for a national drama and theatre, and to provide a survey of the development of dramatic criticism in the United States. For more than a century, dramatists and critics alike were in search of a distinct American drama. Wolter reconstructs this search through the contemporary writing that reflected the attitudes and values of the period and attempted to define the future of the country's theatre.
After a historical survey of theatrical criticism in America, Wolter provides a comprehensive anthology of representative texts on the state of America theatre prior to 1915. This is followed by a bibliography of more than 500 articles from over 150 years of American theatrical criticism. Augmented by an index of names and key terms referred to in the texts, the volume is an essential guide for scholars of American theatre and cultural history.
Table of Contents
Introduction The American Theatre As Seen by Its Critics: A Historical Survey: From the Devil's Den to the Nation's Temple An Anthology of American Dramatic Criticism 1746-1915: Jeremiads and Eulogies Chronological List of Dramatic Criticism in American Periodicals 1746-1915 Alphabetical List of the Periodicals Consulted Selected Bibliography on the History of the American Drama and Theatre before 1915 Index of Names and Key Terms
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