American Theatre: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama, 1969-2000 - Couverture rigide

Hischak, Thomas S.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0195123476 ISBN 13 : 9780195123470

Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 2001

Synopsis

Book by Hischak Thomas S

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

American Theatre, like the earlier volumes, represents a heroic compilation effort and a fine place to begin one's research or to take a quick look at a play or a season in the New York theatre during the last three decades of the twentieth-century. Oxford and Hischak should be congratulated for continuing the series. (Theatre Journal)

Hischak, who won ALA's Outstanding Academic Book award in 1995 for The American Musical Theatre Song Encyclopedia, examines over 2000 plays....A well-written diary of theater events [whose] small-print format belies the energy and readability of the text....A valuable reference [r]ecommended for academic and large public libraries. (Library Journal)

How wonderful that Oxford has latched on to Thomas Hischak for the latest volume of its history of American comedy and drama! He knows his facts and is such a compelling writer that this update can only thrill lovers of American theatre. (Gerald Bordman, editor of Oxford Companion to American Theatre (OUP,1992))

Hischak's latest volume in this classic reference set...continues the breezy style and comprehensive coverage of previous volumes....Instead of supplying capsule entries for each play, Hischak writes chapter-length essays for each entire season, trying to summarize its mood, tenor, and character...Although clearly most appropriate for reference collections, the book's engaging style and readability may warrant a second copy for circulation. (Choice)

This volume is just as valuable as the previous ones for all major and minor library collections and all theatre historians and aficionados should have it in their collections. (Broadside)

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Volume Four of the distinguished American Theatre: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama series offers a thorough, candid, and fascinating look at the theater in New York during the last decades of the twentieth century.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0195123476
• ISBN 13: 9780195123470
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 514