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The stage immigrant : the Irish, Italians, and Jews in American drama, 1920-1960

Title
The stage immigrant : the Irish, Italians, and Jews in American drama, 1920-1960 / Lewis R. Marcuson.
Author
Marcuson, Lewis R.
Publication
New York : Garland, 1990.

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Description
ix, 309 pages; 23 cm.
Summary
Pp. 130-162, "Dramas Related to World War II, " discuss four plays dealing with confrontations between American Jews and Nazi sympathizers in America, or with antisemitism encountered by American Jews in Europe (and in the U.S. armed forces). The plays are "Margin for Error, " by Clare Boothe (1939); "Tomorrow the World, " by James Gow and Arnaud d'Usseau (1943); "Common Ground, " by Edward Chodorov (1945); and "Home of the Brave, " by Arthur Laurents (1945).
Series Statement
European immigrants and American society
Uniform Title
European immigrants and American society.
Subject
  • 1900-1999
  • Geschichte 1920-1960
  • American drama > 20th century > History and criticism
  • Immigrants in literature
  • Irish Americans in literature
  • Italian Americans in literature
  • Jews in literature
  • Ethnic groups in literature
  • American drama
  • Drama
  • Einwanderer Motiv
  • Einwanderer
  • Irischer Einwanderer
  • Italienischer Einwanderer
  • Juden
  • American drama > 20th century > History and criticism
  • Ethnic groups in literature
  • Immigrants in literature
  • Irish Americans in literature
  • Italian Americans in literature
  • Jews in literature
  • USA
  • Juden
Genre/Form
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 304-309).
ISBN
  • 0824074270
  • 9780824074272
LCCN
90044311
OCLC
  • ocm22239694
  • 22239694
  • SCSB-1907897
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library