American drama : in dialogue, 1714-present

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American drama : in dialogue, 1714-present

Jacqueline Foertsch

Palgrave/Macmillan Education, 2017

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  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-269) and index

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Volume

: pbk ISBN 9781137605276

Description

An essential introductory textbook that guides students through 300 years of American plays, as well as their remarkable engagement with texts from across the Atlantic. Divided into seven historical periods, Jacqueline Foertsch offers unique overviews of 38 American plays and their reception, from Robert Hunter's Androboros (c.1714) to Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton (2015). Each historical section begins with an overseas play that proved influential to American playwrights in that period, demonstrating to students an astonishing dialogue taking place across the Atlantic. This is an ideal core text for modules on American Drama - or a supplementary text for broader modules on American Literature - which may be offered at the upper levels of an undergraduate literature, drama, theatre studies or American studies degree. In addition it is a crucial resource for students who may be studying American drama as part of a taught postgraduate degree in literature, drama or American studies.

Table of Contents

  • Preface SECTION I: UN-AMERICAN ORIGINS (1714-1798) Transatlantic Touchstone: Richard Brinsley Sheridan,The School for Scandal(1777) Robert Hunter, Androboros(1714) Royal Tyler,The Contrast(1787) William Dunlap, Andre(1798) Drama in Dialogue: The Contrastand Andre SECTION II: THE RISE OF MELODRAMA (1798-1870) Transatlantic Touchstone: Rene Charles de Pixerecourt, Coelina, or the Child of Mystery(1800) James Nelson Barker, The Indian Princess(1808) John August Stone, Metamora, or the Last of the Wampanoags(1829) Drama in Dialogue: The Indian Princess and Metamora William Henry Smith, The Drunkard(1844) Anna Cora Mowatt,(1845) Thomas L. Aiken, Uncle Tom's Cabin(1852) Dion Boucicault,The Octoroon(1859) Drama in Dialogue: Uncle Tom's Cabin and The Octoroon SECTION III: AN EXPLOSION OF ENTERTAINMENTS - AND THE EMERGENCE OF REALISM (1870-1916) Transatlantic Touchstone: Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House(1879) Sam T. Jack, Beauty in Dreamland, or The Pearls of the Orient (1889) James A. Herne, Margaret Fleming(1890) Eugene Walter, The Easiest Way(1908) Drama in Dialogue: Margaret Fleming and The Easiest Way SECTION IV: O'NEILL, HIS COHORT, AND THE LEGITIMATE STAGE BETWEEN THE WARS (1916-1945) Transatlantic Touchstone: Georg Kaiser, From Morn Til Midnight(1912, 1917) Susan Glaspell, Trifles(1916) Elmer Rice, The Adding Machine(1923) Sophie Treadwell, Machinal(1928) Drama in Dialogue: The Adding Machine and Machinal Lillian Hellman, The Children's Hour(1934) Clifford Odets, Waiting for Lefty(1935) Thornton Wilder, A Streetcar Named Desire(1947) Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman(1949) William Inge, Come Back, Little Sheba(1950) Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun(1959) Drama in Dialogue: Death of a Salesman andA Raisin in the Sun SECTION VI: ALBEE, OTHERS, AND THE AMERICAN ABSURDIST TRADITION (1959-1980) Transatlantic Touchstone: Samuel Beckett, Endgame (1957) Edward Albee, Zoo Story(1959) Amiri Baraka, Dutchman (1964) Drama in Dialogue: Zoo Story and Dutchman John Guare,House of Blue Leaves(1971) Maria Irene Fornes, Fefu and her Friends(1977) Sam Shepard, Buried Child (1978) Drama in Dialogue: House of Blue Leaves and Buried Child SECTION VII: DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL CHANGE (1980-present) Transatlantic Touchstone: Athol Fugard, Blood Knot(1961) David Henry Hwang, FOB(1981) William S. Yellow Robe, Jr., The Independence of Eddie Rose(1986) August Wilson, Fences(1987) Drama in Dialogue: Death of a Salesman and Fences David Mamet, Oleanna(1992) Tony Kushner, Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes(1993) Paula Vogel, How I Learned to Drive(1997) Suzan Lori Parks, Topdog/Underdog(2001) Drama in Dialogue: Angels in America and Topdog/Underdog Nilo Cruz,Anna in the Tropics(2002) Neil Labute, Fat Pig(2004) Drama in Dialogue Oleanna and Fat Pig John Patrick Shanley, Doubt(2004) Sarah Ruhl, Dead Man's Cell Phone & gt
  • (2007) Lin-Manuel Miranda,Hamilton(2015).
Volume

: hardback ISBN 9781137605283

Description

An essential introductory textbook that guides students through 300 years of American plays, as well as their remarkable engagement with texts from across the Atlantic. Divided into seven historical periods, Jacqueline Foertsch offers unique overviews of 38 American plays and their reception, from Robert Hunter's Androboros (c.1714) to Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton (2015). Each historical section begins with an overseas play that proved influential to American playwrights in that period, demonstrating to students an astonishing dialogue taking place across the Atlantic. This is an ideal core text for modules on American Drama - or a supplementary text for broader modules on American Literature - which may be offered at the upper levels of an undergraduate literature, drama, theatre studies or American studies degree. In addition it is a crucial resource for students who may be studying American drama as part of a taught postgraduate degree in literature, drama or American studies. Accompanying online resources for this title can be found at bloomsburyonlineresources.com/american-drama. These resources are designed to support teaching and learning when using this textbook and are available at no extra cost.

Table of Contents

  • Preface SECTION I: UN-AMERICAN ORIGINS (1714-1798) Transatlantic Touchstone: Richard Brinsley Sheridan,The School for Scandal(1777) Robert Hunter, Androboros(1714) Royal Tyler,The Contrast(1787) William Dunlap, Andre(1798) Drama in Dialogue: The Contrastand Andre SECTION II: THE RISE OF MELODRAMA (1798-1870) Transatlantic Touchstone: Rene Charles de Pixerecourt, Coelina, or the Child of Mystery(1800) James Nelson Barker, The Indian Princess(1808) John August Stone, Metamora, or the Last of the Wampanoags(1829) Drama in Dialogue: The Indian Princess and Metamora William Henry Smith, The Drunkard(1844) Anna Cora Mowatt,(1845) Thomas L. Aiken, Uncle Tom's Cabin(1852) Dion Boucicault,The Octoroon(1859) Drama in Dialogue: Uncle Tom's Cabin and The Octoroon SECTION III: AN EXPLOSION OF ENTERTAINMENTS - AND THE EMERGENCE OF REALISM (1870-1916) Transatlantic Touchstone: Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House(1879) Sam T. Jack, Beauty in Dreamland, or The Pearls of the Orient (1889) James A. Herne, Margaret Fleming(1890) Eugene Walter, The Easiest Way(1908) Drama in Dialogue: Margaret Fleming and The Easiest Way SECTION IV: O'NEILL, HIS COHORT, AND THE LEGITIMATE STAGE BETWEEN THE WARS (1916-1945) Transatlantic Touchstone: Georg Kaiser, From Morn Til Midnight(1912, 1917) Susan Glaspell, Trifles(1916) Elmer Rice, The Adding Machine(1923) Sophie Treadwell, Machinal(1928) Drama in Dialogue: The Adding Machine and Machinal Lillian Hellman, The Children's Hour(1934) Clifford Odets, Waiting for Lefty(1935) Thornton Wilder, A Streetcar Named Desire(1947) Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman(1949) William Inge, Come Back, Little Sheba(1950) Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun(1959) Drama in Dialogue: Death of a Salesman andA Raisin in the Sun SECTION VI: ALBEE, OTHERS, AND THE AMERICAN ABSURDIST TRADITION (1959-1980) Transatlantic Touchstone: Samuel Beckett, Endgame (1957) Edward Albee, Zoo Story(1959) Amiri Baraka, Dutchman (1964) Drama in Dialogue: Zoo Story and Dutchman John Guare,House of Blue Leaves(1971) Maria Irene Fornes, Fefu and her Friends(1977) Sam Shepard, Buried Child (1978) Drama in Dialogue: House of Blue Leaves and Buried Child SECTION VII: DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL CHANGE (1980-present) Transatlantic Touchstone: Athol Fugard, Blood Knot(1961) David Henry Hwang, FOB(1981) William S. Yellow Robe, Jr., The Independence of Eddie Rose(1986) August Wilson, Fences(1987) Drama in Dialogue: Death of a Salesman and Fences David Mamet, Oleanna(1992) Tony Kushner, Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes(1993) Paula Vogel, How I Learned to Drive(1997) Suzan Lori Parks, Topdog/Underdog(2001) Drama in Dialogue: Angels in America and Topdog/Underdog Nilo Cruz,Anna in the Tropics(2002) Neil Labute, Fat Pig(2004) Drama in Dialogue Oleanna and Fat Pig John Patrick Shanley, Doubt(2004) Sarah Ruhl, Dead Man's Cell Phone & gt
  • (2007) Lin-Manuel Miranda,Hamilton(2015).

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