The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary American Playwrights |
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Volume Editor:
| Middeke, Martin Schnierer, Peter Paul Innes, Christopher Roudané, Matthew C. |
Contribution by:
| Middeke, Martin Schnierer, Peter Paul Innes, Christopher Adler, Tom Cummings, Scott T. Achilles, Jochen Urban, Ken Benesch, Klaus Vandenbroucke, Russell Fisher, James Dolan, Jill S. Zinman, Toby Abbotson, Susan Brugnoli, Annalisa Saal, Ilka Sanchez, Aurélia Geis, Deborah Saddik, Annette J. Huerta, Jorge Mansbridge, Joanna Wiegmink, Pia Lively, Frazer Shannon, Sandra G. Daewes, Birgit Weiss, Katherine Schmidt, Kerstin |
Series title: | Guides to Contemporary Drama Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4725-2007-4 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2013 |
Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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Imprint: | Methuen Drama |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $160.00USD $160.00 |
Book Description:
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Unrivalled in its coverage of recent work and writers,
The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary American Playwrights surveys and analyses the breadth, vitality and development of theatrical work to emerge from America over the last fifty years. This authoritative guide leads you through the work of 25 major contemporary American playwrights, discussing more than 140 plays in detail. Written by a team of 25 eminent international scholars, each chapter provides: · a biographical...
More DescriptionUnrivalled in its coverage of recent work and writers, The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary American Playwrights surveys and analyses the breadth, vitality and development of theatrical work to emerge from America over the last fifty years. This authoritative guide leads you through the work of 25 major contemporary American playwrights, discussing more than 140 plays in detail. Written by a team of 25 eminent international scholars, each chapter provides: · a biographical introduction to the playwright's work; · a survey and concise analysis of the writer's most important plays; · a discussion of their style, dramaturgical concerns and critical reception; · a bibliography of published plays and a select list of critical works. Among the many Tony, Obie and Pulitzer prize-winning playwrights included are Sam Shepard, Tony Kushner, Suzan-Lori Parks, August Wilson, Paula Vogel and Neil LaBute. The abundance of work analysed enables fresh, illuminating conclusions to be drawn about the development of contemporary American playwriting.