{"product_id":"critical-introduction-to-twentieth-century-american-drama-beyond-broadway-9780521278966","title":"Critical Introduction to Twentieth-Century American Drama: Beyond Broadway","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): C. W. E. Bigsby\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: American - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this the third and final volume of his critical account of American drama in the twentieth century Christopher Bigsby turns from the text-oriented drama of Williams, Miller and Albee (volume two) in order to trace other, parallel theatrical developments of the post-war period, including contemporary groups and playwrights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Beyond Broadway' denotes the geographical and spiritual challenges to prevailing standards which so fragmented the theatre of the 1960s in particular. Following his analysis of the Off-Broadway and Off-Off Broadway playwrights and theatres, Dr Bigsby separates the period into four main areas: performance theatre (including the Living Theatre and the Performance Group); the conjunction of dance, music and painting with drama in the 'theatre of images'; two successful contemporary playwrights, Sam Shepard and David Mamet; and finally the committed theatre exemplified in, for example, the San Francisco Mime Troupe, Chicano, black and women's theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47615302336663,"sku":"9780521278966","price":8063.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780521278966.webp?v=1775099750","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/critical-introduction-to-twentieth-century-american-drama-beyond-broadway-9780521278966","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}