Creating the self in the contemporary American theatre /

Exploring the theatre from the 1960s to the present, Robert J. Andreach shows the various ways in which the contemporary American theatre creates a personal, theatrical, and national self. Andreach argues that the contemporary American theatre creates multiple selves that reflect and give voice to t...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Andreach, Robert J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, ©1998.
Subjects:
1900-1999
American drama > 20th century > History and criticism.
Drama > Psychological aspects.
Self in literature.
Théâtre américain > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Théâtre (Genre littéraire) > Aspect psychologique.
Moi (Psychologie) dans la littérature.
DRAMA > American.
American drama.
Toneel.
Zelfbewustzijn.
Minderheden.
American Literature.
English.
Languages & Literatures.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1. Women's theatre
  • 2. Other minority theatres
  • 3. Exemplary selves in history
  • 4. Exemplary selves in hell
  • 5. Interactive selves
  • 6. Experimental selves
  • 7. Reconciling selves
  • 8. On the eve of the millennium
  • Conclusion: Engaging the spectator in the creating
  • Notes
  • Index.

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