| Plays in American Periodicals, 1890-1918 2007 Edition Contributor(s): Loparo, Kenneth A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1403977658 ISBN-13: 9781403977656 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2007 Annotation: Between 1890 and 1918, over 125 American, English, Irish and AngloIndian plays by 70 dramatists were published in 14 American general interest periodicals aimed at the middle-class reader and consumer. Ranging from elite publications such as "The Atlantic Monthly" and "Scribner's" to more mid-level venues such as "McClure's" and "Everybody's Magazine" to progressive magazines such as "Arena" and "Forum," the plays dramatized a wide range of American concerns, including anxieties about "race suicide," immigration, "white slavery," the New Woman, class distinctions, global warfare, and the creation of a unique national identity. These plays show Americans to have been "dis/contented" citizens, conflicted by the demands of a dynamically changing nation. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - Drama | American - General |
| Dewey: 822.809 |
| LCCN: 2007061460 |
| Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.33" W x 8.32" (0.82 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book examines over 125 American, English, Irish and Anglo-Indian plays by 70 dramatists which were published in 14 American general interest periodicals aimed at the middle-class reader and consumer. |