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Drawing upon the past : classical theatre in the contemporary American theatre / Robert J. Andreach.

Title
Drawing upon the past : classical theatre in the contemporary American theatre / Robert J. Andreach.
Author
Andreach, Robert J.
Publication
New York : P. Lang, c2003.

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Description
236 p.; 24 cm.
Summary
"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."--BOOK JACKET.
Series Statement
Artists and issues in the theatre, 1051-9718 ; v. 15
Uniform Title
Artists and issues in the theatre ; v. 15.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Ch. 1. A. R. Gurney, Tina Howe, and Edward Albee -- Ch. 2. Charles Ludlam and Harry Kondoleon -- Ch. 3. Richard Foreman -- Ch. 4. A. R. Gurney, P. J. Gibson, and Adrienne Kennedy -- Ch. 5. David Rabe, Charles Mee, and Ellen McLaughlin -- Ch. 6. John Guare -- Ch. 7. Eric Overmyer, David Greenspan, and Richard Foreman.
ISBN
0820463566 (alk. paper)
LCCN
2002155188
OCLC
  • ocm51203886
  • SCSB-4816359
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries