| Holocaust Drama: The Theater of Atrocity Contributor(s): Plunka, Gene A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521182425 ISBN-13: 9780521182423 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $49.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | European - General |
| Dewey: 809.293 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Modern Theatre |
| Physical Information: 1.01" H x 6" W x 9" (1.46 lbs) 454 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Holocaust - the systematic attempted destruction of European Jewry and other 'threats' to the Third Reich from 1933 to 1945 - has been portrayed in fiction, film, memoirs, and poetry. Gene Plunka's study will add to this chronicle with an examination of the theater of the Holocaust. Including thorough critical analysis of more than thirty plays, this book explores the seminal twentieth-century Holocaust dramas from the United States, Europe, and Israel. Biographical information about the playwrights, production histories of the plays, and pertinent historical information are provided, placing the plays in their historical and cultural contexts |