Staging the war : American drama and World War II

Summary: In Staging the War, Albert Wertheim brings to light the important role played by drama in many forms during the period between the Depression and the conclusion of WWII. He includes in his purview several works from the pre- and postwar periods. While at the time the subjects of these plays did not seem to be about the war, Wertheim discovered that "reading those dramas in a wartime context ... nuances them in unanticipated ways." In research ranging over more than 150 plays, the author discusses some of the most well-known work, such as the Time of Our Life, Our Town, Watch on the Rhine, and

Record details

ISBN: 6612071621
ISBN: 9786612071621
ISBN: 9781282071629
ISBN: 1282071629
ISBN: 9780253110855
ISBN: 0253110858
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 328 pages) : illustrations
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Publisher: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2004.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-317) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Getting involved : American drama on the eve of World War II -- The drama of the war years -- The dramatic art of Uncle Sam : the government, the drama, and the war -- Airing the war : World War II radio plays -- The aftermath.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Restrictions unspecified NLC staff and students only.
Reproduction Note:	Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
System Details Note:	Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
Language Note:	English.
Action Note:	digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.