| Mendel's Theatre: Heredity, Eugenics, and Early Twentieth-Century American Drama 2009 Edition Contributor(s): Wolff, T. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0230615856 ISBN-13: 9780230615854 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $49.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2009 Annotation: "Mendel's Theatre "uncovers the rich convergence of scientific theories of heredity, the American eugenics movement, and innovative modern drama from the 1890s to 1930. Obsessions with heredity played out in very different kinds of theatre in the modern period, from fairground exhibits to the plays of prominent European modern dramatists like Henrik Ibsen, August Strindberg, and George Bernard Shaw. The rise of vital American dramatists like Susan Glaspell and Eugene O'Neill took place against this backdrop and alongside the now forgotten but extremely popular eugenics movement in America at the time. "Mendel's Theatre" tells that story. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | American - General - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 812.593 |
| LCCN: 2008039967 |
| Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.3" (0.90 lbs) 278 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Mendel's Theatre uncovers the rich convergence of scientific theories of heredity, the American eugenics movement, and innovative modern drama from the 1890s to 1930. Obsessions with heredity played out in very different kinds of theatre in the modern period, from fairground exhibits to the plays of prominent European modern dramatists like Henrik Ibsen, August Strindberg, and George Bernard Shaw. The rise of vital American dramatists like Susan Glaspell and Eugene O'Neill took place against this backdrop and alongside the now forgotten but extremely popular eugenics movement in America at the time. Mendel's Theatre tells that story. |