The Cambridge History of American Theatre

The book details:

• Title: The Cambridge History of American Theatre (Volume 2).
• Editor(s): Don B. Wilmeth and  Christopher Bigsby.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press.
• Language: English.
• Pages: 608.
• Size:  32,57 MB.
• Format: PDF.
• Date: January 23, 2006.

 "The Cambridge History of American Theater is an indispensable resource for students and teachers ... The volume does a marvelous job of placing American theater in a cultural, historical, and theatrical context." Resources for American Literary Study

Volume Two begins in the post-Civil War period and traces the development of American theater up to 1945. It discusses the role of vaudeville, European influences, the rise of the Little Theater movement, changing audiences, modernism, the Federal Theater movement, major actors and the rise of the star system, and the achievements of notable playwrights. This volume places American theater in its social, economic, and political context.

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