02954nam 2200625 a 450 991080698590332120240430203006.00-8173-8082-5(CKB)1000000000479914(EBL)438156(OCoLC)183208354(SSID)ssj0000102020(PQKBManifestationID)11124553(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000102020(PQKBWorkID)10065331(PQKB)11763012(MdBmJHUP)muse8608(Au-PeEL)EBL438156(CaPaEBR)ebr10387596(MiAaPQ)EBC438156(EXLCZ)99100000000047991420061220d2007 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAmerican drama in the age of film /Zander Brietzke1st ed.Tuscaloosa University of Alabama Pressc20071 online resource (224 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8173-1571-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-190) and index.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; IndexIs 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 adaptationAmerican drama20th centuryHistory and criticismTheaterUnited StatesHistory20th centuryAmerican drama20th centuryFilm adaptationsMotion pictures and literatureUnited StatesTheater and societyUnited StatesAmerican dramaHistory and criticism.TheaterHistoryAmerican dramaMotion pictures and literatureTheater and society792.0973Brietzke Zander1960-1651924MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910806985903321American drama in the age of film4002202UNINA