02886nam 2200649 a 450 991082119110332120240410083302.01-282-07162-997866120716210-253-11085-8(CKB)1000000000030362(EBL)239663(OCoLC)475951182(SSID)ssj0000250431(PQKBManifestationID)11191492(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000250431(PQKBWorkID)10231813(PQKB)10595504(MiAaPQ)EBC239663(OCoLC)62096966(MdBmJHUP)muse16635(Au-PeEL)EBL239663(CaPaEBR)ebr10090709(CaONFJC)MIL207162(EXLCZ)99100000000003036220030324d2004 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrStaging the war[electronic resource] American drama and World War II /Albert Wertheim1st ed.Bloomington Indiana University Pressc20041 online resource (350 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-253-34310-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-317) and index.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; IndexWhat 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 induAmerican drama20th centuryHistory and criticismWorld War, 1939-1945United StatesLiterature and the warTheaterUnited StatesHistory20th centuryWar in literatureAmerican dramaHistory and criticism.World War, 1939-1945Literature and the war.TheaterHistoryWar in literature.812/.5409358Wertheim Albert1598860MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821191103321Staging the war3921302UNINA