American drama between the wars
Subtitle: a critical history
By: Jordan Y. Miller, Winifred L. Frazer.
Contributors: Frazer, Winifred L., 1916-
Series: Twayne's critical history of American drama
Publisher: Twayne
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 333
Subjects: American drama -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 290-317) and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue : the new spirit, 1912-1920 -- The revolt against tradition : little theaters and women downstage center -- Some “-isms,” the guild, and the son of Monte Cristo -- Eugene O’Neill : from nobody to the Nobel -- Sturm und drang, American style -- A cry of playwrights -- Imitation, mimicry, and modification: variations on a realistic theme -- Seeing ourselves as less than we are : the great age of American comedy -- The fanciful flights of fantasy -- Drama in the folk tradition.