{"product_id":"9781350204546","title":"Modern American Drama: Playwriting in the 1960s : Voices, Documents, New Interpretations","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eModern American Drama: Playwriting in the 1960s\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Mike Sell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eDecades of Modern American Drama\u003c\/i\u003e series provides a  comprehensive survey and study of the theatre produced in each decade  from the 1930s to 2009 in eight volumes. Each volume equips readers with  a detailed understanding of the context from which work emerged: an  introduction considers life in the decade with a focus on domestic life  and conditions, social changes, culture, media, technology, industry and  political events;  while a chapter on the theatre of the decade offers a  wide-ranging and thorough survey of theatres, companies, dramatists,  new movements and developments in response to the economic and political  conditions of the day. The work of the four most prominent playwrights  from the decade receives in-depth analysis and re-evaluation by a team  of experts, together with commentary on their subsequent work and  legacy. A final section brings together original documents such as  interviews with the playwrights and with directors, drafts of play  scenes, and other previously unpublished material.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe major playwrights and their plays to receive in-depth coverage in this volume include:\u003cbr\u003e* Edward Albee:  \u003ci\u003eThe American Dream\u003c\/i\u003e (1960), \u003ci\u003eWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?\u003c\/i\u003e (1962), \u003ci\u003eA Delicate Balance\u003c\/i\u003e (1966)  and \u003ci\u003eTiny Alice\u003c\/i\u003e (1964 );\u003cbr\u003e* Amiri Baraka:\u003ci\u003e Dutchman\u003c\/i\u003e (1964),\u003ci\u003e The Slave\u003c\/i\u003e (1964) and\u003ci\u003e Slaveship\u003c\/i\u003e (1967);\u003cbr\u003e* Adrienne Kennedy: \u003ci\u003eFunnyhouse of a Negro\u003c\/i\u003e (1964), \u003ci\u003eCities in Bezique\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Owl Answers\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e A Beast's Story\u003c\/i\u003e, 1969), and\u003ci\u003e A Rat's Mass\u003c\/i\u003e (1967);\u003cbr\u003e* Jean-Claude van Itallie: \u003ci\u003eAmerican Hurrah\u003c\/i\u003e (1966), \u003ci\u003eThe Serpent\u003c\/i\u003e (1968) and \u003ci\u003eWar\u003c\/i\u003e (1963).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781350204546\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40814502707406,"sku":"9781350204546","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_391da9b3-a6fe-439e-a379-abc6aa8fe404.jpg?v=1642755010","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781350204546","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}