American Drama 1945-2000: An Introduction

This concise introduction to American drama gives readers an overview of how American drama developed from the end of the Second World War to the turn of the twenty-first century. This work: provides a balanced assessment of the major plays and playwrights of the period; shows how these dramatists broke new ground in their contribution to political, economic, social and cultural debates, as well as in their dramaturgical strategies; is organized chronologically, with plays, playwrights and movements clustered around different movements such as realism and experimentalism; and, gives readers a sense of the development of American drama over time.