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The American Play

Author : Marc Robinson
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300170041
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book The American Play written by Marc Robinson and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this brilliant study, Marc Robinson explores more than two hundred years of plays, styles, and stagings of American theater. Mapping the changing cultural landscape from the late eighteenth century to the start of the twenty-first, he explores how theater has--and has not--changed and offers close readings of plays by O'Neill, Stein, Wilder, Miller, and Albee, as well as by important but perhaps lesser known dramatists such as Wallace Stevens, Jean Toomer, Djuna Barnes, and many others. Robinson reads each work in an ambitiously interdisciplinary context, linking advances in theater to developments in American literature, dance, and visual art. The author is particularly attentive to the continuities in American drama, and expertly teases out recurring themes, such as the significance of visuality. He avoids neatly categorizing nineteenth- and twentieth-century plays and depicts a theater more restive and mercurial than has been recognized before. Robinson proves both a fascinating and thought-provoking critic and a spirited guide to the history of American drama.

Outrageous Fortune

Author : Todd London
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780984310906
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Outrageous Fortune written by Todd London and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The First American

Author : H. W. Brands
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0307754944
Total Pages : 785 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book The First American written by H. W. Brands and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2010-05-26 with total page 785 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • Benjamin Franklin, perhaps the pivotal figure in colonial and revolutionary America, comes vividly to life in this “thorough biography of ... America’s first Renaissance man” (The Washington Post) by the two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, bestselling historian, and author of Our First Civil War. "The authoritative Franklin biography for our time.” —Joseph J. Ellis, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Founding Brothers Wit, diplomat, scientist, philosopher, businessman, inventor, and bon vivant, Benjamin Franklin's "life is one every American should know well, and it has not been told better than by Mr. Brands" (The Dallas Morning News). From penniless runaway to highly successful printer, from ardently loyal subject of Britain to architect of an alliance with France that ensured America’s independence, Franklin went from obscurity to become one of the world’s most admired figures, whose circle included the likes of Voltaire, Hume, Burke, and Kant. Drawing on previously unpublished letters and a host of other sources, acclaimed historian H. W. Brands has written a thoroughly engaging biography of the eighteenth-century genius. A much needed reminder of Franklin’s greatness and humanity, The First American is a work of meticulous scholarship that provides a magnificent tour of a legendary historical figure, a vital era in American life, and the countless arenas in which the protean Franklin left his legacy. Look for H.W. Brands's other biographies: ANDREW JACKSON, THE MAN WHO SAVED THE UNION (Ulysses S. Grant), TRAITOR TO HIS CLASS (Franklin Roosevelt) and REAGAN.

Resurrecting the First Great American Play

Author : Sämi Ludwig
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0299325407
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (993 download)

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Download or read book Resurrecting the First Great American Play written by Sämi Ludwig and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In the mid-eighteenth century, the Ottawa chief Pontiac (often spelled Ponteach at the time) led an intertribal confederacy in resisting British power in the Great Lakes region, an event immortalized in the play Ponteach, or the Savages of America. This play, written by infamous frontier soldier Robert Rogers, is one of the earliest theatrical renderings of the region, depicting its hero in a way that called into question eighteenth-century constructions of Indigenous Americans. Sämi Ludwig contends that Ponteach's literary and artistic merits are worthy of further exploration. He investigates the questions of authorship and analyzes the play's content, embracing its many contradictions as enriching windows into the era. In this way, he suggests using Ponteach as a tool to better understand British imperialism in North America and the emerging theatrical forms developing in the Young Republic"--

Ponteach, Or, The Savages of America

Author : Robert Rogers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Ponteach, Or, The Savages of America written by Robert Rogers and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The publication committee of the Caxton Club certify that this is one of an edition of one hundred and seventy-five copies printed on Old Stratford paper, and three copies printed on Japanese Vellum. The printing was done from type which has been distributed. -- inside cover.

American Buffalo

Author : David Mamet
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0802191800
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book American Buffalo written by David Mamet and published by Grove/Atlantic, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-07-22 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American Buffalo, which won both the Drama Critics Circle Award for the best American play and the Obie Award, is considered a classic of the American theater. Newsweek acclaimed Mamet as the “hot young American playwright . . . someone to watch.” The New York Times exclaimed in admiration: “The man can write!” Other critics called the play “a sizzler,” “super,” and “dynamite.” Now from Gregory Mosher, the producer of the original stage production, comes a stunning screen adaptation, directed by Michael Corrente and starring Dustin Hoffman, Dennis Franz, and Sean Nelson. A classic tragedy, American Buffalo is the story of three men struggling in the pursuit of their distorted vision of the American Dream. By turns touching and cynical, poignant and violent, American Buffalo is a piercing story of how people can be corrupted into betraying their ideals and those they love.

Early American Plays ...

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Early American Plays ... written by and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Making of Theatre History

Author : Paul Kuritz
Publisher : PAUL KURITZ
ISBN 13 : 9780135478615
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (786 download)

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Download or read book The Making of Theatre History written by Paul Kuritz and published by PAUL KURITZ. This book was released on 1988 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Cambridge Companion to the Musical

Author : William A. Everett
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107114748
Total Pages : 503 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to the Musical written by William A. Everett and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-09-21 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An expanded and updated edition of this acclaimed, wide-ranging survey of musical theatre in New York, London, and elsewhere.

In Dahomey

Author : Jesse A Shipp
Publisher : Literary Licensing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781498183055
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (83 download)

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Download or read book In Dahomey written by Jesse A Shipp and published by Literary Licensing, LLC. This book was released on 2014-08-07 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Is A New Release Of The Original 1902 Edition.

Early American Drama

Author : Various
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780140435887
Total Pages : 564 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (358 download)

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Download or read book Early American Drama written by Various and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1997-08-01 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique volume includes eight early dramas that mirror American literary, social, and cultural history: Royall Tylers The Contrast (1789); William Dunlap'sAndre (1798); James Nelson Barker's The Indian Princess (1808); Robert Montgomery Bird's The Gladiator (1831); William Henry Smith's The Drunkard(1844); Anna Cora Mowatt's Fashion (1845); George Aiken's Uncle Tom's Cabin(1852); and Dion Boucicault's The Octoroon (1859). For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

A History of the American Theatre Before the Revolution

Author : George O. Seilhamer
Publisher : Ardent Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of the American Theatre Before the Revolution written by George O. Seilhamer and published by Ardent Media. This book was released on 1890 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Wicked

Author : Winnie Holzman
Publisher : Applause Theatre & Cinema
ISBN 13 : 9781423492764
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (927 download)

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Download or read book Wicked written by Winnie Holzman and published by Applause Theatre & Cinema. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each title in The Applause Libretto Library Series presents a Broadway musical with fresh packaging in a 6 x 9 trade paperback format. Each Complete Book and Lyrics is approved by the writers and attractively designed with color photo inserts from the Broadway production. All titles include introduction and foreword by renowned Broadway musical experts. Long before Dorothy dropped in, two other girls meet in the Land of Oz. One, born with emerald green skin, is smart, fiery, and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious, and very popular. The story of how these two unlikely friends end up as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch makes for the most spellbinding new musical in years.

Paradoxic Mutations

Author : Margot Lovejoy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Paradoxic Mutations written by Margot Lovejoy and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The structure of Paradoxic Mutations, though bound by only two staples, consists of an elaborate set of folded pages that open individually to reveal the darker side of virtues such as Unity, Joy, and Freedom. The inverse of Knowledge, for example, is Learned Ignorance. A second set of folded pages deals with the human body, infection, and the implications of technologically-driven medicine. The book is lavishly illustrated throughout with a continuous collage of found material, including anatomical engravings, medical photographs, and images of historical sculptures and other artwork from around the world, dealing mostly with science and the body. Lovejoy's work paints a gruesome but fascinating portrait of our physical relationship to a set of abstract values, commenting on the dangerous potential consequences of our attitudes regarding body and mind.

Early American Plays, 1714-1830

Author : Oscar Wegelin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Early American Plays, 1714-1830 written by Oscar Wegelin and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Theatre Magazine

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Theatre Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Oxford Companion to American Theatre

Author : Gerald Bordman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199771154
Total Pages : 694 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Companion to American Theatre written by Gerald Bordman and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2004-05-06 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1984, Gerald Bordman's Oxford Companion to American Theatre is the standard one-volume source on our national theatre. Critics have hailed its "wealth of authoritative information" (Back Stage), its "fascinating picture of the volatile American stage" (The Guardian), and its "well-chosen, illuminating facts" (Newsday). Now thoroughly revised, this distinguished volume once again provides an up-to-date guide to the American stage from its beginnings to the present. Completely updated by theater professor Thomas Hischak, the volume includes playwrights, plays, actors, directors, producers, songwriters, famous playhouses, dramatic movements, and much more. The book covers not only classic works (such as Death of a Salesman) but also many commercially successful plays (such as Getting Gertie's Garter), plus entries on foreign figures that have influenced our dramatic development (from Shakespeare to Beckett and Pinter). New entries include recent plays such as Angels in America and Six Degrees of Separation, performers such as Eric Bogosian and Bill Irwin, playwrights like David Henry Hwang and Wendy Wasserstein, and relevant developments and issues including AIDS in American theatre, theatrical producing by Disney, and the rise in solo performance. Accessible and authoritative, this valuable A-Z reference is ideal not only for students and scholars of theater, but everyone with a passion for the stage.