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Coming to Terms: American Plays and the Vietnam War by James Reston (2016, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherTheatre Communications Group, Incorporated

ISBN-101559365234

ISBN-139781559365239

eBay Product ID (ePID)219113434

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Book TitleComing to Terms: American Plays and the Vietnam War

Number of Pages328 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2016

TopicAmerican / General

GenreDrama

AuthorJames Reston

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1 in

Item Weight18 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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SynopsisAn inspiring and often poignant collection of plays written in the era of the Vietnam War, from some of the most revered American playwrights, reflecting on the social and political ethos of a pivotal moment for America., An inspiring and often poignant collection of plays written in the era of the Vietnam War, from some of the most revered American playwrights, reflecting on the social and political ethos of a pivotal moment for America. The plays included in this volume are: Streamers by David Rabe Botticelli by Terrence McNally How I Got That Story by Amlin Gray Medal of Honor Rag by Tom Cole Moonchildren by Michael Weller Still Life by Emily Mann Strange Snow by Stephen Metcalfe 'All the important lessons of Vietnam are here in this fine and varied collection of plays, in forms that enable the lessons to be felt and understood totally with the heart and soul, as well as with the mind... The playwright becomes more important than the historian, for in no other war of our history was the private word more important than the public pronouncement.' James Reston, Jr., from the Introduction, Included in this frequently inspiring and often poignant volume of plays, originally published in 1985, are works penned in the same era as the Vietnam War from some of the most revered playwrights in the national canon. The challenging work within--from playwrights like Terrence McNally, Emily Mann and David Rabe--reflects on the social and political ethos of this pivotal moment for America. Plays include Streamers by David Rabe, Botticelli by Terrence McNally, How I Got That Story by Amlin Gray, Medal of Honor Rag by Tom Cole, Moonchildren by Michael Weller, Still Life by Emily Mann, and Strange Snow by Stephen Metcalfe.

LC Classification NumberPS634