Drawing upon the past
Subtitle: classical theatre in the contemporary American theatre / Robert J. Andreach.
Series: Artists and issues in the theatre,; v. 15
Publisher: P. Lang
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
Subjects: American drama -- 20th century -- History and criticism.; Classical drama -- Adaptations -- History and criticism.; Classical drama -- Appreciation -- United States.; American drama -- Classical influences.; Mythology, Classical, in literature.; Classicism -- United States.
Description: "Contemporary American theatre re-creates and invokes classical theatre so as to generate interaction between the two theatres. Using selected works of fourteen playwrights, this book organizes the interaction into three sections: works dramatizing change and reconciliation, works dramatizing the inability or the unwillingness to change and reconcile, and works emphasizing various selves (personal, theatrical, national). By drawing on the past, the fourteen playwrights refine their art in the contemporary American theatre and their vision of contemporary American life."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.