American Drama - Smith, Susan Harris; Susan Harris, Smith
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A revisionist study of the cultural neglect of American drama.
In this book, Susan Harris Smith looks at the many often conflicting cultural and academic reasons for the neglect and dismissal of American drama as a legitimate literary form. Covering a wide range of topics such as theatrical performance, the rise of nationalist feeling, the creation of academic disciplines, and the development of sociology, Smith's study is a contentious and revisionist historical inquiry into the troubled cultural and canonical status of American drama, both as a literary genre and as a mirror of American…mehr

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A revisionist study of the cultural neglect of American drama.

In this book, Susan Harris Smith looks at the many often conflicting cultural and academic reasons for the neglect and dismissal of American drama as a legitimate literary form. Covering a wide range of topics such as theatrical performance, the rise of nationalist feeling, the creation of academic disciplines, and the development of sociology, Smith's study is a contentious and revisionist historical inquiry into the troubled cultural and canonical status of American drama, both as a literary genre and as a mirror of American society.

Table of contents:
Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction: the problem of American drama; 2. Generic hegemony: the exclusion of American drama; 3. No corner in her own house: what is American about American drama?; 4. Did she jump or was she pushed? American drama in the university curriculum; 5. Caught in the close embrace: sociology and realism; 6. Conclusion: beyond hegemony and canonicity; References; Index.