The American Stage and the Great Depression - A Cultural History of the Grotesque (Paperback, Revised)

The American Stage and the Great Depression: A Cultural History of the Grotesque proposes a correlation between the divided "mind" of America during the depression and popular stage works of the era. Theatre works such as Jack Kirkland's comic-horrific adaptation of Tobacco Road, Olsen and Johnson's "scream-lined revue", Hellzapoppin, and successful plays by Robert E. Sherwood, Clare Boothe Luce, and S. N. Behrman are interpreted as theatrical reflections of depression culture's sense of being trapped between a discredited past and a nightmarish future. The author analyzes the America of the 1930s as an era of the "grotesque", in which the irreconcilable were forced into tense and dynamic coexistence, and by examining these works of theatre as products of particular historical circumstances, argues for a strong connection between cultural history and theatre history.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Studies in American Theatre and Drama
Release date:	February 2007
First published:	1997
Authors:	Mark Fearnow
Dimensions:	228 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	228
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-03362-6
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > General
LSN:	0-521-03362-4
Barcode:	9780521033626

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!