Black Comedy

9 Plays : A Critical Anthology with Interviews and Essays

von Various Authors

514 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This first-of-its kind collection includes a wide range of works, from an early examination and critique of American society after World War II to plays that reflect socio-political concerns that kept pace with historical events, like the sit-in demonstrations, the bus boycotts, black nationalism, and the women's liberation movement. A hybrid of comedic forms including satire, farce, comedy of manners, romantic comedy, dark comedy, and tragicomedy are presented through vernacular language, stand-up performance art, masks, broad humor, as well as the minstrel show. Essays, articles and interviews complement this critical edition.

• Reihe: Applause Books
• Themen: Kunst Darstellende Künste Theaterwissenschaft
• ISBN: 9781557832788
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.04.2000
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Applause