A study of the 'grotesque' in American theatre of the 1930s.

The American Stage and the Great Depression: A Cultural History of the Grotesque proposes a correlation between the divided "mind" of America during the Depress

The second volume of the authoritative, multi-volume Cambridge History of American Theatre, first published in 1999, begins in the post-Civil War period and tra

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John Houchin explores the impact of censorship in twentieth-century American theatre. He argues that theatrical censorship coincides with significant challenges

Although often dismissed as a minor offshoot of the better-known German movement, expressionism on the American stage represents a critical phase in the develop

This book focuses on the economic and social forces which shaped American theatre throughout its history. Alone or as a collection, these essays, written by lea

No play in the history of the American Stage has been as ubiquitous and as widely viewed as Uncle Tom's Cabin . This book traces the major dramatizations of Sto

Examines the growth and influence of the theatre in the development of the young American Republic.

American adaptations of Aristophanes’ enduring comedy Lysistrata have used laughter to critique sex, war, and feminism for nearly a century. Unlike almost any