Tony Kushner's Angels in America / / Ken Nielsen

• Autore: Nielsen Ken
• Pubblicazione: London, England : , : Continuum, , 2008; London, England : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2020
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (147 pages)
• Disciplina: 812.54
• Soggetto topico: Theatre studies
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-132) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Acknowledgements -- General preface -- 1. Background and context -- 2. Analysis and commentary -- 3. Production history -- 4. Workshopping the play -- Timeline 1945-1993 -- References -- Further reading -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: "Angels in America paved a new way for American theatre in its combination of heightened theatricality and politics. Tony Kushner has emerged as one of the American theatre's leading playwrights and productions worldwide have meant the play has become recognised as the most important American play in decades. With the scope of characters' sexual, class and religious affiliations, Angels in America offers a unique possibility to discuss the construction of American identity in the late 1980s and 1990s. This guide provides a comprehensive critical introduction to the play, giving students an overview of the background and context; detailed analysis of the play including its structure, style and characters; analysis of key production issues and choices; overview of the performance history from the first performances of Millennium Approaches and Perestroika to recent productions and the 2003 HBO adaptation; and an annotated guide to further reading highlighting key critical approaches."--Publisher description.
• Titolo autorizzato: Tony Kushner's Angels in America
• ISBN: 1-4411-6368-9; 1-282-87524-8; 9786612875243; 1-4411-5946-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785360003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Continuum modern theatre guides.