{"product_id":"9781472571861","title":"Modern American Drama: Playwriting in the 1940s : Voices, Documents, New Interpretations","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eModern American Drama: Playwriting in the 1940s\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Felicia Hardison Londré\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documents such as interviews with the playwrights and with directors, drafts of play scenes, and other previously unpublished material.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe major playwrights and their works to receive in-depth coverage in this volume include:\u003cbr\u003e* Eugene O'Neill: \u003ci\u003eThe Iceman Cometh\u003c\/i\u003e (1946), \u003ci\u003eA Moon for the Misbegotten\u003c\/i\u003e (1947), \u003ci\u003eLong Day's Journey Into Night\u003c\/i\u003e (written 1941, produced 1956), and \u003ci\u003eA Touch of the Poet\u003c\/i\u003e (written 1942, produced 1958);\u003cbr\u003e* Tennessee Williams: \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Menagerie\u003c\/i\u003e (1944), \u003ci\u003eA Streetcar Named Desire\u003c\/i\u003e (1947), \u003ci\u003eSummer and Smoke\u003c\/i\u003e (1948);\u003cbr\u003e* Arthur Miller: \u003ci\u003eAll My Sons\u003c\/i\u003e (1947), \u003ci\u003eDeath of a Salesman\u003c\/i\u003e (1949),  and \u003ci\u003eThe Crucible \u003c\/i\u003e(1953); \u003cbr\u003e* Thornton Wilder: \u003ci\u003eOur Town\u003c\/i\u003e (1938), \u003ci\u003eThe Skin of Our Teeth\u003c\/i\u003e (1942), \u003ci\u003eShadow of a Doubt\u003c\/i\u003e (1943), and \u003ci\u003eThe Alcestiad\u003c\/i\u003e (written 1940s).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781472571861\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40721858986190,"sku":"9781472571861","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_ff4cc304-ea70-4a65-a4cf-4c073a577c16.jpg?v=1641100417","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781472571861","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}