American drama : the bastard art
In this book, Susan Harris Smith looks at the many often conflicting cultural and academic reasons for the neglect and dismissal of American drama as a legitimate literary form. Covering a wide range of topics such as theatrical performance, the rise of nationalist feeling, the creation of academic disciplines, and the development of sociology, Smith's study is a contentious and revisionist historical inquiry into the troubled cultural and canonical status of American drama, both as a literary genre and as a mirror of American society
Criticism, interpretation, etc
1 online resource (vi, 248 pages) : map
9780511822278, 9780511608919, 9780521032421, 0511822278, 0511608918, 0521032423
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1. Introduction: The Problem of American Drama
2. Generic Hegemony: The Exclusion of American Drama
3. No Corner in Her Own House: What Is American About American Drama?
4. Did She Jump or Was She Pushed? American Drama in the University Curriculum
5. Caught in the Close Embrace: Sociology and Realism
6. Conclusion: Beyond Hegemony and Canonicity
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