Drawing upon the past

Description:

"Contemporary American theatre re-creates and invokes classical theatre so as to generate interaction between the two theatres. Using selected works of fourteen playwrights, this book organizes the interaction into three sections: works dramatizing change and reconciliation, works dramatizing the inability or the unwillingness to change and reconcile, and works emphasizing various selves (personal, theatrical, national). By drawing on the past, the fourteen playwrights refine their art in the contemporary American theatre and their vision of contemporary American life."--Jacket.

subjects: History and criticism,  American drama,  Classical drama,  Adaptations,  Mythology, Classical, in literature,  Appreciation,  Classical influences,  Classicism,  Theatre americain (Spectacle),  Theatre americain (Litterature),  Drama,  Theatre ancien,  Mythologie ancienne dans la litterature,  Influence classique,  Adaptation dramatique,  Toneelstukken,  Klassieke oudheid,  Griechisch,  Theme litteraire,  Theatre americain,  Theatre classique,  Motieven (kunst),  Histoire et critique,  Influence ancienne,  Rezeption,  Mythologie ancienne,  Classicisme,  American drama, history and criticism, 20th century,  Classical drama, history and criticism

Places: United States

Times: 20th century