Realism and the American Dramatic Tradition - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0817308377 ISBN 13 : 9780817308377

Editeur : University Alabama Press, 1996

Synopsis

This book reconsiders realism on the American stage by addressing the great variety and richness of the plays that form the American theatre canon.

Any review of 20th-century American theatre invariably leads to the term realism. Yet despite the strong tradition of theatrical realism on the American stage, the term is frequently misidentified, and the practices to which it refers are often attacked as monolithically tyrannical, restricting the potential of the American national theatre.This book reconsiders realism on the American stage by addressing the great variety and richness of the plays that form the American theatre canon. By reconsidering the form and revisiting many of the plays that contributed to the realist tradition, the authors provide the opportunity to apprise strengths often overlooked by previous critics. The volume traces the development of American dramatic realism from James A. Herne, the "American Ibsen," to currently active contemporaries such as Sam Shepard, David Mamet, and Marsha Norman. This frank assessment, in sixteen original essays, reopens a critical dialog too long closed.

Essays include:

American Dramatic Realisms, Viable Frames of Thought

The Struggle for the Real--Interpretive Conflict, Dramatic Method, and the Paradox of Realism

The Legacy of James A. Herne: American Realities and Realisms

Whose Realism? Rachel Crothers's Power Struggle in the American Theatre

The Provincetown Players' Experiments with Realism

Servant of Three Masters: Realism, Idealism, and "Hokum" in American High Comedy

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

William W. Demastes is Professor of English at Louisiana State University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University Alabama Press
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0817308377
• ISBN 13: 9780817308377
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 310
• Éditeur: Demastes William W.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible