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American Drama: In Dialogue, 1714-Present
Jacqueline Foertsch
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Description for American Drama: In Dialogue, 1714-Present
Paperback. This book offers a comprehensive overview of the history of American drama, its various transatlantic influences, and the ongoing conversation that modern plays have with their historic forebears. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
An essential introductory textbook that guides students through three hundred years of American plays, as well as their remarkable engagement with texts from across the Atlantic. Divided into seven historical periods, Jacqueline Foertsch offers unique overviews of 38 American plays and their reception, from Robert Hunter's Androboros (c.1714) to Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton (2015). Each historical section begins with an overseas play that proved influential to American playwrights in that period, demonstrating to students an astonishing dialogue taking place across the Atlantic. This is an ideal core text for modules on American Drama - or a ... Read more
An essential introductory textbook that guides students through three hundred years of American plays, as well as their remarkable engagement with texts from across the Atlantic. Divided into seven historical periods, Jacqueline Foertsch offers unique overviews of 38 American plays and their reception, from Robert Hunter's Androboros (c.1714) to Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton (2015). Each historical section begins with an overseas play that proved influential to American playwrights in that period, demonstrating to students an astonishing dialogue taking place across the Atlantic. This is an ideal core text for modules on American Drama - or a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Macmillan Education UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
291
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137605276
SKU
V9781137605276
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99-5
About Jacqueline Foertsch
Jacqueline Foertsch is Professor of English at the University of North Texas, USA. She has published widely on American drama, novels and films.
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