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Cambridge Guide to American Theatre by Tice L. Miller (1996, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521564441

ISBN-139780521564441

eBay Product ID (ePID)545564

Product Key Features

Number of Pages477 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameCambridge Guide to American Theatre

Publication Year1996

SubjectAmerican / General

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaDrama

AuthorTice L. Miller

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight22.1 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Edition Number2

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN95-051681

Dewey Edition22

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews"Wonderfully compact, well written, and generously illustrated, this is recommended for most libraries." -Library Journal, "...refreshingly unusual in its coverage of the theatrical past of a country that generally does not care much about it. The entries cover a wide range of subjects...an extremely good browse, with so many intriguing cross-references." -The Economist, "...essentiaL to any library from secondary schools upward....This guide represents an essential source for students and scholars of U.S. theater." -American Reference Books Annual, "A balanced, well written source on the history of American theatre, the Cambridge Guide to American Theatre belongs on the shelf of every fine arts reference collection." -Reference Book Review, "...a far more inclusive, contemporary and just plain useful book."Robert Hurwitt, San Francisco Examiner, "...an impressive repository of information that every student of American drama--and, more broadly, American culture--will want to own....In the past few months, I have reached for this book scores of times, and have always found its information extremely helpful, its lucid prose a pleasure to read. It is an invaluable reference tool of which eighty-three fine scholars and Cambridge University Press can justifiably be very proud." -Stephen Watt, The Journal of the American Society for Theatre Research, "Informative and entertaining...serves admirably for occasional theatergoer to drama expert, covering earliest to contemporary periods....Clearly written, it features cross references, a bibliographical listings and biographical index." -Lil Medas, The Reading Lamp, "The Cambridge Guide offers broader, more balanced, and more accurate coverage of American theatre." -MLA: Literary Research Guide, "...should rapidly become a standard reference work... a major achievement whose myriad uses are as easy to imagine as they are impossible to enumerate." -Jackson R. Bryer, Times Higher Education Supplement, "...a far more inclusive, contemporary and just plain useful book." -Robert Hurwitt, San Francisco Examiner, "...an impressive, comprehensive encyclopedia of the people, plays, performances, and events of theatre and theatre-related activity...extremely valuable resource for anyone interested in the performing arts in this country... one of the major standard reference books in the field." -Sam Abel, New England Theatre Journal

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal792.0973

Table Of ContentPreface and acknowledgements; List of contributors; List of topical entries; Introduction; Alphabetical entries; Bibliography; Biographical index.

SynopsisA paperback edition of the acclaimed Guide to American Theatre, revised and updated, with over 40 new entries. Eighty theatre specialists have written entries on diverse aspects of theatre, but with an emphasis on the contemporary and alternative theatre., This comprehensive guide provides coverage on American theater from its earliest history to the present, with special attention given to contemporary theater throughout the United States. The entries are arranged alphabetically and provide information on mainstream topics, marginalized and alternative theater, popular forms of theater (including the circus, vaudeville, burlesque, etc.) and key plays in the annals of American theater. Over eighty experts on American theater contributed entries to the guide. In addition to some 2,300 brief entries on people, venues, plays, and other theatrical phenomena, almost 100 topical entries are provided, covering theater in major US cities, essays on such disparate subjects as Asian-American theater, theater architecture, female and male impersonation, magic, costume, Shakespeare on the American stage, unions, Hispanic theater, lighting, dramatic theory, and much more. For further reading, approximately 1,000 additional sources are suggested in the text and in a supplemental bibliography. A special feature is a biographical index of more than 3,000 names mentioned in entries, providing dates and major occupations, and cross-listings are indicated throughout the guide., An encyclopedic guide to all aspects of the American theatre from its earliest history to the present, with over 2,300 cross-referenced entries on people, venues, plays, and other theatrical phenomena. There are over 100 topical entries covering theatre in several major US cities and such disparate subjects as African-American, Asian and Hispanic theatre, theatre architecture, scenic design, gay and lesbian theatre, magic, unions, puppetry, and alternative, popular forms (such as circus, vaudeville, burlesque, tent shows). Arranged alphabetically, the entries help to redefine the domain of the American theatre. The Guide is supplemented with an extensive bibliography and biographical index, the latter covering over 3,000 individual entries. This revised edition, building on the work of over 80 expert contributors and including numerous corrections, updates and over 40 new entries reinforces its reputation as the most up-to-date guide to American theatre available.

LC Classification NumberPN2221 .C36 1996