A marrying of relevant American cultural history with assessments of the primary movements in American theater, this book makes accessible the major figures in recent American drama through lively & thoughtful analyses of their plays & theoretical works. Roudane combines an engrossing presentation of an extraordinary range of material with concise & acute critical commentaries on the plays & the playwrights. He brings fresh & stimulating critical insights to bear on the work of well-known playwrights like Edward Albee, Arthur Miller, Lorraine Hansberry, David Mamet, Marsh Norman, Sam Shepard, & August Wilson, as well as lesser known writers.
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