American plays and playwrights of the contemporary theatre /
Lewis, Allan
American plays and playwrights of the contemporary theatre / by Allan Lewis. - Revised edition. - 272 pages 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"The purpose of playing ..." -- Eugene O'Neill: the tragic homecoming -- Arthur Miller: return to the self -- Tennessee Williams: the freedom of the senses -- Thornton Wilder and William Saroyan: the comic vein and "courage for survival" -- The fun and games of Edward Albee -- The survivors of the Depression: Hellman, Odets, Shaw -- Man's relation to God: MacLeish, Chayefsky -- The tired deans: Elmer Rice and S.N. Behrman -- The emergent deans: Kingsley, Inge, and company -- Broadway's boys -- The refugees from television -- New-play madness and some new voices -- The musical theatre: heirs to Richard Rodgers -- The theatre off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway -- Trends of the decade. Introduction:
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O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953
Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005
Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983
Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975
Saroyan, William, 1908-1981
Albee, Edward, 1928-2016
Hellman, Lillian, 1905-1984
Odets, Clifford, 1906-1963
Shaw, Irwin, 1913-1984
MacLeish, Archibald, 1892-1982
Chayefsky, Paddy, 1923-1981
Rice, Elmer, 1892-1967
Behrman, S. N. 1893-1973
Kingsley, Sidney, 1906-1995
Inge, William
American drama--History and criticism--20th century
Theater--History--United States
PS351 / .L4957 1970
American plays and playwrights of the contemporary theatre / by Allan Lewis. - Revised edition. - 272 pages 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"The purpose of playing ..." -- Eugene O'Neill: the tragic homecoming -- Arthur Miller: return to the self -- Tennessee Williams: the freedom of the senses -- Thornton Wilder and William Saroyan: the comic vein and "courage for survival" -- The fun and games of Edward Albee -- The survivors of the Depression: Hellman, Odets, Shaw -- Man's relation to God: MacLeish, Chayefsky -- The tired deans: Elmer Rice and S.N. Behrman -- The emergent deans: Kingsley, Inge, and company -- Broadway's boys -- The refugees from television -- New-play madness and some new voices -- The musical theatre: heirs to Richard Rodgers -- The theatre off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway -- Trends of the decade. Introduction:
0517509474
74147317
O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953
Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005
Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983
Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975
Saroyan, William, 1908-1981
Albee, Edward, 1928-2016
Hellman, Lillian, 1905-1984
Odets, Clifford, 1906-1963
Shaw, Irwin, 1913-1984
MacLeish, Archibald, 1892-1982
Chayefsky, Paddy, 1923-1981
Rice, Elmer, 1892-1967
Behrman, S. N. 1893-1973
Kingsley, Sidney, 1906-1995
Inge, William
American drama--History and criticism--20th century
Theater--History--United States
PS351 / .L4957 1970
