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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821191103321

Autore

Wertheim Albert

Titolo

Staging the war [[electronic resource] ] : American drama and World War II / / Albert Wertheim

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2004

ISBN

1-282-07162-9

9786612071621

0-253-11085-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (350 p.)

Disciplina

812/.5409358

Soggetti

American drama - 20th century - History and criticism

World War, 1939-1945 - United States - Literature and the war

Theater - United States - History - 20th century

War in literature

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. [309]-317) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction; Getting Involved: American Drama on theEve of World War II; The Drama of the War Years; The Dramatic Art of Uncle Sam:The Government, the Drama, and the War; Airing the War: World War II Radio Plays; The Aftermath; Notes; Bibliography; primary texts; secondary sources; Index

Sommario/riassunto

What happened in American drama in the years between the Depression and                the conclusion of World War II? How did war make its impact on the theatre? More                important, how was drama used during the war years to shape American beliefs and                actions? Albert Wertheim's Staging the War brings to light the important role played                by the drama during what might arguably be called the most important decade in                American history. As much of the country experienced the dislocation of military                service and work in war indu