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Record Nr.

UNINA9910806985903321

Autore

Brietzke Zander <1960->

Titolo

American drama in the age of film / / Zander Brietzke

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c2007

ISBN

0-8173-8082-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 p.)

Disciplina

792.0973

Soggetti

American drama - 20th century - History and criticism

Theater - United States - History - 20th century

American drama - 20th century

Motion pictures and literature - United States

Theater and society - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-190) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Beyond the Box; 1. Revaluations of Virtues; 2. Dramatic Projections; 3. A Vicious Cycle at Sea; 4. There's Something about Mary; 5. Bedroom Ballet in the Delta; 6. Jungled Dreams; 7. Getting the Guests; 8. Lamebrains across Texas; 9. Cadillacs Are for Closers; 10. Making Oneself Big; 11. Cancer and the Classroom; 12. Stairway to Heaven; Conclusion: Revivals Versus Remakes; Notes; Works Cited; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Is theater really dead? Does the theater, as its champions insist, really provide a more intimate experience than film? If so, how have changes in cinematic techniques and technologies altered the relationship between stage and film? What are the inherent limitations of representing three-dimensional spaces in a two-dimensional one, and vice versa?     American Drama in the Age of Film examines the strengths and weaknesses of both the dramatic and cinematic arts to confront the standard arguments in the film-versus-theater debate. Using widely known adaptation