Mimetic disillusion : Eugene O'Neill, Tennessee Williams, and U.S. dramatic realism /

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Mimetic Disillusion reevaluates the history of modern U.S. drama in general and the dramatic art of O'Neill and Williams specifically, showing how at mid-century drama in America shifted away from representational theatre, toward a poststructuralist "disillusionment" with mimesis. The...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Fleche, Anne
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©1997.
Subjects:
O'Neill, Eugene, > 1888-1953 > Criticism and interpretation.
Williams, Tennessee, > 1911-1983 > Criticism and interpretation.
O'Neill, Eugene, > 1888-1953 > Critique et interprétation.
Williams, Tennessee, > 1911-1983 > Critique et interprétation.
O'Neill, Eugene, > 1888-1953.
Williams, Tennessee, > 1911-1983.
Williams, Tennessee.
O'Neill, Eugene.
Iceman cometh.
Streetcar named desire.
Long day's journey into night.
Glass menagerie.
1900-1999
American drama > 20th century > History and criticism.
Realism in literature.
Théâtre américain > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Réalisme dans la littérature.
DRAMA > American.
American drama.
Realismus
Toneelstukken.
Realisme (letterkunde)
Amerikaans.
USA.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: Eugene O'Neill, Tennessee Williams, and U.S. Dramatic Theory, 1935-1947
  • 2. Long Day's Journey into Night: The Seen and the Unseen
  • 3. The Iceman Cometh: Buying Time
  • 4. The Glass Menagerie: Loss and Space
  • 5. A Streetcar Named Desire: Spatial Violation and Sexual Violence.

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