Drawing upon the Past: Classical Theatre in the Contemporary American Theatre: 15 (Artists & Issues in the Theatre) - Hardcover

Andreach, Robert J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0820463566 ISBN 13: 9780820463568

Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing Inc, 2003

Synopsis

Contemporary American theatre re-creates and invokes classical theatre so as to generate interaction between the two theatres. Using selected works of fourteen playwrights, this book organizes the interaction into three sections: works dramatizing change and reconciliation, works dramatizing the inability or the unwillingness to change and reconcile, and works emphasizing various selves (personal, theatrical, national). By drawing on the past, the fourteen playwrights refine their art in the contemporary American theatre and their vision of contemporary American life.

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About the Author

The Author: Robert J. Andreach received his Ph.D. in English from New York University. A former professor, he is the author of Studies in Structure, The Slain and Resurrected God, and Creating the Self in the Contemporary American Theatre (2000 Choice Outstanding Academic Title) and numerous articles in scholarly journals. He has also reviewed theatre for New Jersey newspapers.

Edition details

• Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing Inc
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0820463566
• ISBN 13: 9780820463568
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 236