American Drama: The Bastard ArtIn 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. |
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| Title | American Drama: The Bastard Art Volume 5 of Cambridge Studies in American Theatre and Drama |
| Author | Susan Harris Smith |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint, revised |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, 2006 |
| ISBN | 0521032423, 9780521032421 |
| Length | 260 pages |
| Subjects | › › Drama / American / General Performing Arts / Theater / General Performing Arts / Theater / History & Criticism |
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