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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458523703321

Autore

Andreach Robert J.

Titolo

Tragedy in the contemporary American theatre / / Robert J. Andreach

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : University Press of America, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-7618-6401-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Disciplina

792.09730904

Soggetti

Theater - United States - History - 20th century

American drama - 20th century - History and criticism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Isolation and Loss of Life; 2 Loss of Hope and Suffering; 3 Eugene O'Neill; 4 Arthur Miller; 5 Tennessee Williams; 6 More Contemporary Tragedy; Conclusion; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span>This book examines plays by contemporary playwrights and compares them alongside the works of Eugene O'Neill, Arthur Miller, and Tennessee Williams. Andreach argues that tragedy is not only present in contemporary American theatre, but issues from an expectation fundamental to American culture: the pressure on characters to create themselves.</span></span>