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The letters of Oscar Hammerstein II
- Title
- The letters of Oscar Hammerstein II / compiled and edited by Mark Eden Horowitz.
- Author
- Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960
- Publication
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022]
- ©2022
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Horowitz, Mark Eden
- Description
- xxi, 1,054 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
- Summary
- Oscar Hammerstein II virtually invented the modern American musical, first with Show Boat and then in his celebrated collaborations with composer Richard Rodgers on Broadway classics like Oklahoma!, Carousel, and The King and I that continue to fascinate audiences today. A brilliant lyricist and playwright, Hammerstein innovated the American musical with his sophisticated storytelling that single-handedly elevated musical theater to a serious art form. But there were many more sides to Hammerstein: He was also a canny businessman, a successful producer, a mentor to Stephen Sondheim, and a social activist. This rich collection edited by Mark Eden Horowitz features hundreds of previously unpublished letters that show off all facets of Hammerstein's many engagements and his personality. Hammerstein's correspondence with major Broadway figures like Richard Rodgers, Stephen Sondheim, Jerome Kern, and Josh Logan tells the history of twentieth-century American show business while his exchanges with politicians and activists shed light on social issues of the period. What unites these letters across their vast range of themes is Hammerstein's compelling voice that reveals a man who was sharp, opinionated, and funny but also cared deeply about addressing the social ills that his musicals explored beyond the stage.
- Uniform Title
- Correspondence. Selections
- Alternative Title
- Correspondence.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Personal correspondence.
- Sources.
- Note
- Includes index.
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: ch. One 1917 through 1929 -- ch. Two 1930 through 1936 -- ch. Three 1937 through 1939 -- ch. Four June 1941 through 1942 -- ch. Five 1943 -- ch. Six 1944 -- ch. Seven 1945 (and Smatterings from 1946 and 1947) -- ch. Eight 1949 (Preceded by a Smattering of Letters from 1948) -- ch. Nine 1950 -- ch. Ten 1951 -- ch. Eleven 1952 -- ch. Twelve 1953 -- ch. Thirteen 1954 -- ch. Fourteen 1955 -- ch. Fifteen 1956 -- ch. Sixteen 1957 -- ch. Seventeen 1958 -- ch. Eighteen 1959 -- ch. Nineteen 1960.
- Call Number
- JME 22-218
- ISBN
- 0197538185
- 9780197538180
- OCLC
- 1197723160
- Author
- Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960, author.
- Title
- The letters of Oscar Hammerstein II / compiled and edited by Mark Eden Horowitz.
- Publisher
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022]
- Copyright Date
- ©2022
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Chronological Term
- 1900-1999
- Added Author
- Horowitz, Mark Eden, compiler, editor.
- Other Form:
- Online version: Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960. Correspondence. Selections. Letters of Oscar Hammerstein II. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022] 9780197538210 (OCoLC)1269616781
- Research Call Number
- JME 22-218