American Playwriting and the Anti-Political Prejudice
Author | : N. Pressley |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 198 |
Release | : 2014-11-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781137415189 |
ISBN-13 | : 1137415185 |
Rating | : 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis American Playwriting and the Anti-Political Prejudice by : N. Pressley
Download or read book American Playwriting and the Anti-Political Prejudice written by N. Pressley and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-11-06 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty years after Tony Kushner's influential Angels in America seemed to declare a revitalized potency for the popular political play, there is a "No Politics" prejudice undermining US production and writing. This book explores the largely unrecognized cultural patterns that discourage political playwriting on the contemporary American stage.