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1 online resource (xix, 201 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-190) and index. |
| Summary |
Is theater really dead? Does the theater, as its champions insist, really provide a more intimate experience than film? If so, how have changes in cinematic techniques and technologies altered the relationship between stage and film? What are the inherent limitations of representing three-dimensional spaces in a two-dimensional one, and vice versa? American Drama in the Age of Film examines the strengths and weaknesses of both the dramatic and cinematic arts to confront the standard arguments in the film-versus-theater debate. Using widely known adaptations of ten major plays, Brietzke seeks t. |
| Contents |
Introduction : beyond the box -- Revaluations of virtues -- Dramatic projections -- A vicious cycle at sea -- There's something about Mary -- Bedroom ballet in the Delta -- Jungled dreams -- Getting the guests -- Lamebrains across Texas -- Cadillacs are for closers -- Making oneself big -- Cancer and the classroom -- Stairway to heaven -- Conclusion : revivals versus remakes. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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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 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
American drama -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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American drama. |
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20th century |
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Theater -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Theater. |
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United States. |
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History. |
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American drama -- 20th century -- Film adaptations.
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Motion pictures and literature -- United States.
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Motion pictures and literature. |
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Theater and society -- United States.
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Theater and society. |
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1900 - 1999 |
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Film adaptations.
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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Film adaptations.
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Print version: Brietzke, Zander, 1960- American drama in the age of film. Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2007 9780817315719 0817315713 (DLC) 2006102656 (OCoLC)77494491 |
| ISBN |
9780817380823 (electronic book) |
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0817380825 (electronic book) |
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9780817315719 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0817315713 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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