American Playwrights, 1880-1945: A Research and Production Sourcebook

by William W. Demastes

During the years 1880 to 1945, American theatre grew up, moving from entertainment-driven motives and melodramatic formulas to serious confrontations with issues of its time and to an experimentation with forms that would allow those confrontations to be frank and earnest. Many of the playwrights of this time wrote works of lasting significance, while others have impacted the work of contemporary dramatists. This reference is a guide to American...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313286388
• ISBN13: 9780313286384
• Release Date: November 1994
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"