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Mirror on the Stage: The Pulitzer Plays as an Approach to American Drama

1988; Johns Hopkins University Press; Volume: 40; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2307/3207677

1086-332X

Michael D. Whitlatch, Thomas P. Adler,

Cultural Studies and Interdisciplinary Research

Adler's intent here is not to read the American experience through its theatre, but to approach American drama through a considerable body of representative, and oftentimes critically acclaimed, popular plays. He analyzes each of these plays-including such classics as O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night, Wilder's Our Town, Miller's Death of a Salesman, and Williams's Streetcar Named Desire-in a brief interpretive essay, focusing on themes and theatrical techniques.