| Broadway Goes to War: American Theater During World War II Contributor(s): McLaughlin, Robert L. (Author), Parry, Sally E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813180945 ISBN-13: 9780813180946 Publisher: University Press of Kentucky OUR PRICE: $33.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - Broadway & Musicals - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - History | Military - World War Ii |
| Dewey: 809.293 |
| LCCN: 2020053333 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (1.19 lbs) 300 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The American theater was not ignorant of the developments brought on by World War II, and actively addressed and debated timely, controversial topics for the duration of the war, including neutrality and isolationism, racism and genocide, and heroism and battle fatigue. Productions such as Watch on the Rhine (1941), The Moon is Down (1942), Tomorrow the World (1943), and A Bell for Adano (1944) encouraged public discussion of the war's impact on daily life and raised critical questions about the conflict well before other forms of popular media. American drama of the 1940s is frequently overlooked, but the plays performed during this eventful decade provide a picture of the rich and complex experience of living in the United States during the war years. McLaughlin and Parry's work fills a significant gap in the history of theater and popular culture, showing that American society was more divided and less idealistic than the received histories of the WWII home front and the entertainment industry recognize. |